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I am thrilled that this guy has shown up! I hope he comes back; off to the patio to take more photos. 😉
As I'm in virtual isolation and confined to home it's a great time to dredge the archives. I thought I'd show one that's totally different from my usual fare. An early morning delight as i arrived at work, after emptying the litter bins and cleaning the beach. Two recently hatched Broad Bodied Chasers perch on last year's Figwort in the early warming sunlight, hardening their filigree wings in a new dawn. Ain't goin to Goa is by Alabama 3 , and I certainly Ain't.
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12 week Lockdown
A nice surprise visitor to the garden didn't stay long
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The Broads are manmade waterways. Along with many other mills, Horsey Mill was built to drain the water to create more farmland. Here are some facts quoted from. www.nationaltrustscones.com/2019/10/horsey-windpump.html?m=1
“Here are some historical facts:
There has been a drainage mill on the site since the early 1700s
There are similar mills dotted all around this part of Norfolk - by draining the land using wind power, landowners could make more area available for farming
Drainage continues today - there's an electric pump doing all the work these days, but if it wasn't there then the area would be flooded:
The area used to be an island used for grazing or keeping horses (hence the name), with one access road that regularly flooded
The current windpump structure was built in 1912 on the foundations of the 19th century mill
Horsey Windpump was working until 1943 when it was struck by lightning
It was acquired by the National Trust and has been restored - its sails were set in motion for the first time in 76 years in May this year, which must have been a great moment
As with all mills, it's not the most accessible property - there are several floors and 61 steps to negotiate to get right to the top, most of which are very narrow (I can report that the young sconepals cared not a jot about this and were scampering up the stairs like squirrels)”
Male.
Species: Libellula Depressa.
The Broad-bodied chaser is a medium-sized, broad-bodied dragonfly that is on the wing from May to July, and occasionally into August. It is a common dragonfly of ponds and small lakes. It regularly returns to the same perch after swift flights out across the water looking for insects. Mating occurs on the wing, often taking less than a minute, after which the female will find a suitable spot to lay her eggs; she hovers over the water, dipping the tip of her abdomen in and dropping her eggs on to vegetation below the surface. Info: The Wildlife Trusts.
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