Muckle Moss is a beautiful place and is dragonfly heaven. There are several deep ponds surrounded by a unique peat bog. There were darters, hawkers, chasers, damsels and an emperor. Lots and lots of common blue damsels, large red damsels, emerald damsels and four-spotted chasers. The male common hawkers were on constant patrol at the water's edge but never paused for a photo so this was the best I could manage.
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Sunday, 20 July 2014
Muckle Moss
And so this morning I went to Muckle Moss, a National Nature Reserve 2 km south of Housteads Fort on Hadrian's Wall, as the dragon flies. Unfortunately just after arriving I fell in, or rather sank in up to my waist. I managed to get out with some difficulty. Could have been dodgy. I saved both cameras from the water but the iPhone was in my pocket and is u/s. I decided to stay but it was a soggy enterprise. At least the water was warm.
Muckle Moss is a beautiful place and is dragonfly heaven. There are several deep ponds surrounded by a unique peat bog. There were darters, hawkers, chasers, damsels and an emperor. Lots and lots of common blue damsels, large red damsels, emerald damsels and four-spotted chasers. The male common hawkers were on constant patrol at the water's edge but never paused for a photo so this was the best I could manage.
The females were more helpful when ovipositing.
The male black darters were happy to pose.
This is a female black darter ovipositing.
I'll be back another time, with only one camera, a waterproof case for the phone, and a change of clothes!
Muckle Moss is a beautiful place and is dragonfly heaven. There are several deep ponds surrounded by a unique peat bog. There were darters, hawkers, chasers, damsels and an emperor. Lots and lots of common blue damsels, large red damsels, emerald damsels and four-spotted chasers. The male common hawkers were on constant patrol at the water's edge but never paused for a photo so this was the best I could manage.
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