Dragonflies in the Garden

There are some beautiful golden dragonflies in the garden today. They dart about over the still surface of the pond and quickly skim some of the nearby hedges buzzing with wildlife. They are hunting for smaller insects to eat. It's frustrating that they fly so fast but even a glimpse is worthwhile. After all they need to dart out of the way of wild birds also looking for breakfast!

They are amazing creatures.

Dragonflies are fascinating to watch and if you are lucky and keep quite still they will return to the same perch over and over again. In this case the insect is perched on a ripening seed pod of one of our native wild flowers Iris pseudacorus, the Yellow Flag Iris.

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I hope you are enjoying this sunny September morning.