Jennifer had a small tortoiseshell day on 9th July –
there were lots in her garden and in other gardens, mainly on lavender as these
were.
Thursday, 9 July 2015
Southern Hawker dragonfly on South Road
Anne spotted this dragonfly (a Southern Hawker) in vegetation
at the edge of their pond on 7 June – its wings were crumpled glistening gauze at
first, and then over about 5 hours the wings and body filled out, and eventually
the wings were held horizontally. It had disappeared by dusk.
Wednesday, 8 July 2015
Hedgehog footprints
Derek & Sally used a Footprint Tunnel to collect some Hedgehog footprints in their garden:
Sunday, 5 July 2015
Wicken Fen outing - 27 June 2015
Jennifer arranged an outing to Wicken Fen on Saturday
27 June, primarily to see the dragonflies and damselflies for which the Fen is
renowned. We were blessed with a lovely June morning, just the right weather
for these insects. Ten members and two grandchildren came.
We were fortunate that an expert from the
British Dragonfly Society talked to us at the start about the life cycle of
dragonflies and how to differentiate between some of the blue damselflies.
Then we walked round the Fen on the boardwalk
and saw many dragonflies and damselflies at close quarters in their exquisite
colours.
Barry took these photos:
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| Small Skipper |
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| Four-spotted chaser dragonfly |
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| Azure damselfly |
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| Blue-tailed damselfly |
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| Marsh orchid |
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| Marsh orchid |
Friday, 3 July 2015
Nuthatch in High Street
Jennifer saw a nuthatch in her garden on the morning 29th June and managed to get a quick photo.
Curlew over Great Abington
Andy was enjoying the summer evening (on 29th June) with his camera to hand and "saw a larger bird lazily flying over - just a dot in the sky really!" He took a few pictures, 'blew-up' the 'dot' on the computer,
He's fairly sure it was a Curlew ... now who would have thought it!
He's fairly sure it was a Curlew ... now who would have thought it!
Tuesday, 23 June 2015
Abington Shoal - flora & fauna
Derek took some pictures on 12th June at the new shoal near the
Millennium Bridge at around 13:00.
The weed is growing well in the faster current and, if you look carefully, you can see a shoal of small fish. Derek thinks that there were more than a hundred small fish, and that theys are Minnows. (By reference to an ancient Observers Book of Freshwater Fishes!)
The behaviour and the appearance including white tubercles and the very occasional flash of red as well as their liking for gravel beds at this time of year all seem to lead to that identification. We have in the past caught minnows here during sampling sessions and have also seen shoals elsewhere. We have also seen sticklebacks, trout and other fish.
The weed is growing well in the faster current and, if you look carefully, you can see a shoal of small fish. Derek thinks that there were more than a hundred small fish, and that theys are Minnows. (By reference to an ancient Observers Book of Freshwater Fishes!)
The behaviour and the appearance including white tubercles and the very occasional flash of red as well as their liking for gravel beds at this time of year all seem to lead to that identification. We have in the past caught minnows here during sampling sessions and have also seen shoals elsewhere. We have also seen sticklebacks, trout and other fish.
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