Ours was amazing. Thursday, Amber and I went to Parkhall Country park, in the hope of spotting dragonflies. We weren't disappointed. Within 5 minutes of leaving the bus, we were buzzed by common blue damsels, a southern hawker and a common darter. After a sarnie break and a cuppa, it was off to the ponds. Literally hundreds of azure/
Common Blues and blue tips skimmed around our legs, some even landing on Amber. Above the water an Emperor oviposited, four spotted chaser skimmed around our heads with the southern hawker following it. A heron shot one way, a sparrowhawk the other....
This evening we went along our usual River Trent walk. Apart from the mess of the A500 roadworks now cutting across our green belt, it was perfect. Within seconds, a Brown Hawker alighted on a nearby tree allowing me a couple of shots. Dozens of Banded Demoiselles, frisky as ever, male chasing female, dogged our every step, black wings fluttering left and right.
Meadow Brown and Tortoishells skipped from stalk to flower. As for the Commas, are they supposed to land on our hats?
And there's still tomorrow!