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 A trip to Kibblesworth Brick Ponds at the end of last month looking for Dragonflies. Black-tailed Skimmer, Emperor and Four-spotted Chaser all put on a good show and there was a canny supporting cast of butterflies, beetles etc.

Black-tailed Skimmer.

This Emperor Dragonfly flew back and forth trying to protect its patch from all threats.

However, this Four-spotted Chaser had a good go at chasing it off.

Four-spotted Chaser being harassed by an Azure Damselfly.

Four-spotted Chaser.

Burnet Moth in flight.

Five-spot Burnet Moth.

Painted Lady Butterfly.

Meadow Brown.

Small Skipper.

Ringlet.

Speckled Wood.

Dark Arches Moth?

Nursery Wed Spider.

Weevil.

Frog Hopper.

Rough-haired Darkling Beetle?

Leaf Hopper.

Common Flower Bug.

Plant Bug.

Eupeodes corollae Hoverfly.

Kibblesworth Brick Works…

 …or Bowes Valley Nature Reserve is a great place for Dragonflies so around the middle of last month my wife and I had a walk around the pond to see what was there. We weren’t disappointed.

Female Emperor Dragonfly.

She landed on the pond

And began to lay eggs.

She was laying eggs in several places.

Male Emperor Dragonfly.

They were always patrolling

So, getting one in a perched position was a bonus.

Emperor with an Azure Damselfly flying close by.

An Emperor with a Four-spotted Chaser above.

Four-spotted Chaser.

One of them kept landing in the same place sometimes with prey.

Black-tailed Skimmer.

Burnet Moth.

Small Skipper.

Large Skipper.

Shaded Broad-bar Moth.

Grasshopper.

Little Grebe humbug.

Little Grebe.