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The Common darter is a red, narrow-bodied dragonfly that can be seen throughout summer and autumn. It is hovers around all kinds of waterbodies, darting out to surprise its prey.
Ruddy darter pair egg laying in the grass rather than the pond surface which their common darter cousins appear to prefer. The egg is obvious at the abdominal tip of the female.
During the Glasgow bus war, Stagecoach began a service to Milton, and Firstbus responded by the introduction of the short 52 service, while only ran to St Vincent Street, and turned back up Hope Street to begin the return journey at Watt Bros department store. Here we see MD99 passing MD96, with the drivers discussing tactics briefly.
Finally a Dart that we can all enjoy! I remember reading something about a London Transport proposal for an 8 wheeled double decker citybus...
Whether this Dart would ride any better than the standard is very much open to question!
Ex Orpington Buses Marshall Dart DMS355 on the day she returned back to the old operating area. Joining the little collection of Orpington related midibuses, this is an early low floor Dart which after 16 years of service is now retired for preservation.
Seen here in evening sunshine on the former route R3 stand at the foot of Worlds End Lane, Green Street Green.
Following the successful trials and loan of DMS257 in the Spring of 1999, Orpington Buses received their own batch of 13 Marshall Darts DMS349-361, they entered service new in August 1999 and based at Faraday Way, St Mary Cray (garage code Y), primarily for use on routes R3,R4 and 336.
The present orange company colours of Yorkshire Tiger is seen in the photo, the operator had been exceptionally helpful in assisting as this vehicle enters into preservation, and I'm extremely grateful to the engineering team and management there. DMS355 ran faultlessly back from Elland Garage in Yorkshire all the way to Kent, despite the cansisters of water onboard just incase, but there was no problem.
DMS355 is one of just two known surviving of the original batch of 13.
Photo (c) Tom G.2015.
I'd suggest that Farleigh Coaches MEZ 445 is one of the best kept Dennis Dart SLF Plaxton Pointer 2s still in operational use. It was new to Buzzlines as GX05 AVV and then spent ten years with Kent Coach Tours until their closure in 2024. It is seen in Haywards Heath, 30th March, 2025, on rail replacement to Plumpton.
African Darter, Anhinga rufa. 12 November 2023. Chobe River, Botswana, Africa.
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Head on with a ruddy darter dragonfly, perched on a ribwort plantain seedhead, at Felmersham Gravel Pits.
Another Dual Doored Dart for Grant Palmer is Y548XAG captured in the High Street Leighton Buzzard while on town route 36A (anti Clockwise)
Australasian Darter (male)
Anhinga novaehollandiae
March 7th, 2024
Fogg Dam Conservation Reserve, Middle Point, Northern Territory, Australia
Canon EOS R5
Canon EF 600mm f4L IS III USM lens
Canon EF 1.4x III Extender
The Australasian Darter is a large, slim water bird with a long snake-like neck, which has inspired the nickname 'snake-bird'. The Darter has a long, pointed, & serrated bill, which it uses to spear fish & other aquatic prey. It swims underwater, using its webbed feet & powerful tail, & then strikes its bill into the prey. Once the bill is impaled into the prey, the Darter's serrations help to hold the prey in place, allowing the bird to swallow it whole or tear it apart.
I was really pleased with the way this male Darter presented himself for this photograph, positioned against a few long reeds, all bent at a similar angle creating an interesting & appealing series of lines.
Red Rose's 50511 (HW54 BTV); an example of the popular Dennis Dart SLF body, but on a Mini Pointer chassis, has gone through a lot of operator changes. It was new to Southern Vectis on the Isle of Wight, however in 2012, it was part of a serious accident. It was repaired by using parts from ex-Metroline DLD203 (LN51 KXJ). In late 2012, it then moved to Damory in Dorset. At some point in 2017, it moved to Buses Excetera in Guildford, before moving to Red Rose quite recently, in around 2019. It is seen here on its' usual route: Red Rose's estate route around Hemel Hempstead, the H10. The H10 is a lovely route that challenges this Dart as it struggles up the hills of Boxmoor. It is seen here starting an H10 after a well-deserved 35 minute break. Taken 13/02/2023.
Poison dart frog (also dart-poison frog, poison frog or formerly poison arrow frog) is the common name of a group of frogs in the family Dendrobatidae which are native to Central and South America. Unlike most frogs, these species are active during the day and often have brightly-colored bodies. Although all wild dendrobatids are at least somewhat toxic, levels of toxicity vary considerably from one species to the next and from one population to another. Many species are critically endangered.
An Australian Darter (Anhinga novaehollandiae) captured on the Gold Coast, Queensland.
The Darter is a large, slim water bird with a long snake-like neck, sharp pointed bill, and long, rounded tail. Male birds are dark brownish black with glossy black upperwings, streaked and spotted white, silver-grey and brown. The strongly kinked neck has a white or pale brown stripe from the bill to where the neck kinks and the breast is chestnut brown.
Nikon D810 with 200-500mm f/5.6E ED lens.
Meanwhile in Torpoint...
Due to the ferry strike, First & Plymouth City Bus have implemented emergency timetables with alternate routes into Plymouth. First are offering only 6 return services to Plymouth while City Bus are offering a service every hour. Torpoint has seen unusual vehicles from both fleets making their way over the river. For Citybus, it must be the Dennis Dart SLF. Operating on the service 31 (emergency service) from Torpoint to Plymouth via Saltash is WA54 JWE, 79 seen here at sheviock this lunch time. This might be the only time we'll ever see this! I must also admit, the ride was nice too
The Blue Dart Fish are stunning. Built for speed, they dart about the place like they have 10 hours of work to do, and 5 hours to do it.
Blue Dartfish are tiny and a full grown adult might only be 20cms, and they are always found in pairs.
They are not an obvious choice for photographers as when spooked or unhappy, they run for cover of the reef. You need to sit quietly and wait for them to reemerge for a half decent photo.
8301/8101 at the rear of 6-piece LHB departing Clontarf Road DART station working the 09:55hrs service from Bray to Howth, while 8325/8125 arrives working the 10:24hrs service from Malahide to Greystones.
The bridge beyond the arrow is across the Dart River at the northern end of Laske Wakatipu. You cross the bridge to get to Kinloch and the Routeburn, Caples and Greenstone tracks. All famous tramping/trekking/hiking ways through these mountains.
The arrow is to remind those used to driving on the "wrong" side of the road that we drive on the left in NZ. :-)