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Wednesday, 29 July 2020

A gorge-ous day on Hoy

The forecast was a bit iffy, but for the last day of the 2020 National Dragonfly Week, Our Lass and I headed for the island of Hoy. I had not organised any official events this year due to pandemic restrictions, but the dragons and damsels don't know that! 

Large Red Damselfly

A recently-emerged Black Darter

Common Blue Damselflies in tandem

Black Darter

Black Darter

Emerald Damselfly (top) and Black Darter (bottom)

Emerald Damselfly

A distant dragon - Common Hawker

One of the pools on Wee Fea

Fledgling Cuckoo being fed by a Meadow Pipit parent

Coal Tit

A roadside Field Gentian

Field Gentian

Common Hawker

The Candle of the Burn of the Sale

The Burn of the Sale running through a gorge

Lunch in the rain

White-tailed Eagles (chick on left, adult on right)

Searching for Golden-ringed Dragonflies (unsuccessfully)

Grass of Parnassus

5 comments:

  1. An excellent outing with lots to see. Love the gentians and dragon flies. Not so many here this year other than the demoiselles. B x

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  2. Hio!
    Walking down the Wellingborough Road and there were two very large odos!!!!!!!Emperors?
    Hair cut looks good and avisit from ykw what a day!!
    Cheers
    Cpt.Sundial

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  3. Thanks, B. We could do with a few more butterflies if you have any to spare?😊

    Captain Sundial! If they were on a pub crawl along the Wellingborough Road, they could've been white-legged and red-eyed damsels. Emperors or Southern Hawkers would be my guess. Stay safe.

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  4. Thank you, Caroline. The island of Hoy is Orkney's wildest place, I would say, apart from maybe a 40 mile trip to Sule Skerry lighthouse.

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