Southern Hawker

Luscious cascades of berries were overhanging the canal bank this afternoon in abundance and my southern hawker here just loved them. Hips, haws, blackberries, sloes and another berry I need to identify.

Checking out the weather forecast this morning it looked like 9 -11am  was good and I headed off for the fourth time to try and spy at least the dragonfly I've been stalking for the last week. Two hours in and no joy plus I was in an area where I really should not have been which made me a bit uncomfortable if I'm honest. My number plate has probably been clocked.

I checked out a common darter (Extra) which in the light I thought mistakenly might have been my quarry but no when I got it back on the computer.

Poppy needed a walk this afternoon so I risked the canal bank here in Tewkesbury. After a time of sedated ambling I felt ok, she must have felt ok as her tail was wagging so I risked going further to the bridge which crosses the canal for the return. Poppy was in her element just hanging with me not on a lead.  Oh my goodness  people passing us patted, stroked, talked to her before me (story of my life)  asked how old she was and in 3 cases it was apparently jaw dropping! SO then she got more cuddles and even more stroking and I just faded into the background... 

I caught a migrant hawker in flight in Extra on the canal.