'Bug' Alert - What I am really waiting for

[marlunn]

is these guys coming out to play

Took this one last year - dragonflys always remind me of military attack helicopters, its what the Apache designer had in mind when he dreampt that gunship up - and getting this one on barbed wire kinda ticked the box - Natures Military inspiration



( dont think i have posted this one before - if I have - my apologies )

[Geoff F]

You will have to wait a bit longer before the Darters return; although they do go on a bit longer than many species. Well into the autumn in some locations.

However, there will hopefully be a few Damsels appearing soon, if only we can clear away all this rain and gales!

As the days start to lengthen I also begin to get impatient and want to find interesting insects once again.

[marlunn]

yep, starting to look closer at the reed stems on sunny days from now on - last year lots of damsels around my pond by beginning of May. So hopefully mid April will be a good starting point this year.

[Saorsa]

The dragon needs to be careful. There are other predators who can use barbed wire.



The Loggerhead Shrike is a small bird but it's a predator and might well deserve to be classified as a raptor.

[marlunn]

Nice one Brian, a predator indeed !

[deetheturk]

Nice capture Mark, Dragons are among my favorites

[marlunn]

Cheers David, mine too

[Barbara Ponder]

I like it. Cant wait to see this years!

[IzzieK]

Nicely done and processed Mark...comparing them to helicopters seem to be appropriate...