Despite the changeable weather the broad-bodied chaser larvae have continued to emerge from the pond, making use of those days when the sun has decided to shine. Occasionally, we've witnessed the sad sight of newly-emerged dragonflies which have been trapped in limbo when the weather has deterioated, unable to complete the drying of their wings.
Today though was gorgeous; sunny and very warm and the garden glowed with the blooms of poppy and ox-eye daisy.
About 9.20pm and not yet dark, we suddenly noticed scores of chafer-sized bugs swarming around the tops of nearby tree and bushes. Excitedly, we managed after some effort, to catch one in our pond net. Honey in colour and very similar in shape to the rose chafer bugs mentioned recently this was identified to be a summer chafer bug.
For a while longer we lingered in the garden, and were soon rewarded with the snuffling sounds of a nearby hedgehog and the sight of a pair of large bats swooping overhead; much larger than the usual p
For a while longer we lingered in the garden, and were soon rewarded with the snuffling sounds of a nearby hedgehog and the sight of a pair of large bats swooping overhead; much larger than the usual p