Gibside

My wife and I had a walk around the Gibside estate the other day. I wasn’t expecting to see much but when we got to the Octagon Pond and Lily Ponds there were still loads of Common Darter flying in tandem and laying eggs. They were too busy to settle so I did not get any shots. However, when we got to the river there was a couple of Hawkers and one of them was posing very nicely.

Female Southern Hawker



Migrant Hawker a tad too far away for any decent shots.

I wonder if it got its Abdomen damaged in skirmishes with other males.

Dipper

I cut the hedge the other day and this moth flew out. I think it might be a Brick