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Day 16 of the 2024 #dragonfly #AdventCalendar. Keeled Skimmer is a very common species of bogs and fens, rarely seen elsewhere. They look and behave a bit like darters, rather than like the closely-related Black-tailed Skimmer. This one was at #Thursley last summer. #Surrey #DragonflyAdventCalendar #invertebrates #ukwildlife #photography

A pale blue dragonfly sunbathing on the flat surface of a boardwalk. The boardwalk was built to allow visitors to explore the bog safely.

It's December so welcome to the 2024 #dragonfly #AdventCalendar featuring a different species each day for 24 days. We start with the Brown Hawker, one of our largest species. This is a female laying eggs at #Thursley National Nature Reserve in August.
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A large brown dragonfly with golden-brown veins in its wings clings to a twig at the surface of a pond. She has the tip of her abdomen under water, laying eggs into the twig. Thursley National Nature Reserve, 11 August.

Day 22 of the 2023 #dragonfly #AdventCalendar. Black-tailed Skimmers are often seen sunbathing on the ground or other flat surfaces. This one was on a boardwalk over the bog at #Thursley Common National Nature Reserve in August. #Surrey #DragonflyAdventCalendar #wildlife #insects #wildlifephotography #invertebrates

A dragonfly sits on a wooden surface. Its abdomen is blue, except at the tail end where it is black. the thorax is dark brown and the eyes are a very dark green. The wings are held stretched out at 90 degrees from the body and are long relative to the size of the dragonfly, the wingspan being considerably longer than the head to tail length.

Day 14 of the 2023 #dragonfly #AdventCalendar. Common Blue is one of two UK damselfly species which are very common and have males which are very blue. In really good spots you may see them flying in swarms. This one was at #Thursley Common National Nature Reserve in August. #Surrey #DragonflyAdventCalendar #wildlife #insects #wildlifephotography #invertebrates

A small thin insect coloured mainly bright blue sits on a flat wooden surface.

I went to #Thursley NNR hoping for lizards and dragonflies, and it didn't disappoint. This is a Common Lizard. They like to bask in the sun on the wooden boardwalk that allows visitors to take a close look at the bog without getting wet feet. #wildlife #wildlifephotography #reptiles

A small lizard sunning itself on a wooden block in a boardwalk across a bog.

A close-up of the flowers of Dwarf gorse at #Thursley earlier in the week. #Surrey #WildflowerHour #Bloomscrolling #botany #plants #flowers #wildflowers #plantscience #photography

A very spiny plant with lots of bright yellow flowers.

There was a big fire at #Thursley a couple of years ago. Happily things are now growing back. The Dwarf Gorse is flowering profusely, while the much taller Common Gorse thinks it isn't the right season yet. #Surrey #WildflowerHour #Bloomscrolling #botany #plants #flowers #wildflowers #plantscience #photography

A very prickly green bush with no flowers grows next to dead branches of a similarly-sized bush (possibly the same plant regrowing from its roots after the fire). Around it is a wide area of much shorter plants, also very spiny, with lots of bright yellow flowers.

I went to #Thursley NNR in #Surrey earlier in the week, looking for dragonflies and lizards. I found this Herb Robert with white flowers rather than the usual pink. #WildflowerHour #Bloomscrolling #botany #plants #flowers #wildflowers #plantscience #photography

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