What is buzzing or flying near you today??

Last night when the dogs and I were walking along the drainage stream in the park in Warminster, there were loads of creatures dancing amongst the reeds, which looked like the lovely pale green damsel flies, but were bigger and beautiful dark blue, with a strange rising and falling flight. There were also some long thin ones with smaller wings and distinctive blue tips to their tails, so that they looked as if they had 2 heads. Needless to say I didn't have my camera with me, and when I returned tonight they did not, so these pictures are from the British dragonfly society site:
http://www.dragonflysoc.org.uk/frameset.htm?isele&species&coe
According to this they were indeed damsel flies- beautiful creatures!




I firmly resolve to carry my camera everywhere with me from now on !

 

Fantastic pics as per HB

The only thing flying near me today is b****y flies, lol!! My wooden blind is a bit worn where I'm constantly opening the window to let them out! :D

 

Only a skinny dragonfly so far,



And this. Don't know what it is, or what ails it, but it looks painful :D

 

Lovely bug shots :D Your "painful" fly, Nik is a male Scorpion Fly (Panorpa germanica) The orange tail that looks like a scorpion's sting is just bluff. It is not a sting.
Your other one is a Damsel Fly

Cracking shot of the Ringlet, MF - much sharper focus than mine

 

Iv'e just been browsing through this thread and realised there are some realy fantastic pics.

This moth is not quite as colourful,but close-up is a real beauty.
No idea what it is though.

 

Thanks Marley.......I find now that I have a tiny digital camera,I can carry it on my belt all of the time,its so easy and great fun specialy as we can share the pics on GC and of course its a great way to learn.

 

[ 12. July 2006, 07:03 AM: Message edited by: GREENWIZARD ]

 

Hornbeam, thanks for the Scorpion Fly info. I can take the beekeepers suit off now. :D

 

Moths are difficult because there are so many of them and a lot are similar. Not sure about these so will appreciate corrections. Feeding today on knapweed.

Dusky Sallow


Light Arches

 

Well, I had a lovely huge white moth fly onto my sleeve the other night, said hi then left :D
Meanwhile back in the garden... 6 pigeons (one white), the usual sparrows & starlings and a young crow who walks around the garage roof like Professor Yaffle!! :D
Oh, and a few butterflies so far: one cabbage white, a tortoiseshell and a red admiral.

 

This enormous moth came indoors last night. Quite approachable so I took a photo, caught it and put him outside.

Swallow-tail Moth

 

WOW!!Brilliant pics. guys.For us humans its
TOO hot to BUZZ or FLY! lol