…is a cracking place for dragonflies (sometimes) and a cup of coffee (the scones are canny too). It overlooks a large pond and there are tables where you can sit with your coffee and watch for dragonflies. My wife and I have been a couple of times over the last few days. The first time we saw quite a few dragonfly the day after not so many but it’s always worth a look. If there aren’t any dragonflies there’s always the Swallows and House Martins to keep you entertained.
A pair of Migrant Hawker.
Same pair different leaf.
Just out of the wheel.
Male Migrant Hawker in flight.
He posed quite nicely however I didn’t get a shot of
the female by its self.
Southern Hawker.
A pair of Common Darter.
Same pair and he looks as though he has a smile on his
face.
A different pair of Common Darter.
Male Common Darter.
Female Common Darter.
Alder leaf beetle.
I’m not sure what this is but it landed in front of me
so I grabbed a few shots.
It might not be the best you have seen but this is the
shot I have always wanted to get. A Swallow skimming the water while drinking.
Swallow just after plunging into the pond.
A short sequence of a Swallow being followed by a
House Martin.
Another Swallow leaving the water.
While this one glides over it.
Swallow coming from a bank of reeds.
Yesterday I was lucky enough to catch the Red Arrows
flying over our village after they had finished doing there first display over
the Tyne Bridge for the Great North Run.
