Small pond project

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        Reading up on this its called ovipositing :).
         
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          You lucky, lucky thing!!! How wonderful :hapydancsmil:
           
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            Thanks M :), yes I was quite surprised to see it flying around it was there for a while laying its eggs, hopefully I will see them when they hatch presumably in spring.
             
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              My friend had dragonfly larvae in her pond, they looked a bit like thin long beetles if my memory serves me right? Very exciting having that going on in your garden.
               
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                Hi M, ive just googled the larvae to me they look like crickets :heehee: I will keep a eye out for them next year :), yes nice to have in the garden but the Owl has been my best visitor for me :yes:.
                 
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                  I've just had a bat flying above the pond :), I will have to set a camera up see if I can get a picture of it.
                   
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                    :hapydancsmil:I have bats too - there are soooo ooooo many i have registered a preservation order on my property to make sure they are logged and protected- Luv um :wub2:
                     
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                      I see them every year round my house BH, all houses on my road have over hanging eaves ideal roosting for them,

                      From what I can make out they are Brown long-eared, one day I will get a receiver and record them to double check :)
                       
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                        Love bats too! We have a couple and it is lovely to see them whizzing around at dusk. Martin, your garden is delightful, no wonder you have so much wildlife. That pond is breathtaking!
                         
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                          Thank you for your kind words Irmemac :),

                          Do you have any idea what type yours might be, from past reading there flight gives us a clue what type we might have,

                          We can also buy a gadget that picks up there frequency, once you have a recording you can play it back and identify them 100%, the gadget is around £50 from memory, when ive got some spare cash i will get one :).
                           
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                            No idea what kind of bats we have, but didn't know they could be identified by their flight. Will read up on that thanks to your comment. The gadget sounds intriguing - look forward to hearing what kind of bats you have!
                             
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                              Think we have pipistrelles. Thanks for the info, Martin. Interesting to find out!
                               
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