Mayfly Exodus

[Bouncytigger]

I've been watching the mayfly nymphs now for about a month on and off in the larger of my two garden ponds.

Its been fun watching them chomp their way through endless pond vegetation.

But yesterday was the icing on the cake as scores of them emerged from the pond into their sub-imago stage and to see them split open their casing and some of them taking to flight straight away while others let their wings dry on the surface and others sadly were intercepted by predators on the way!

Thats the WONDER OF WILDLIFE for you!!