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An emerging damselfly
When I put my pond in two years ago, one of my big hopes was I’d see a dragonfly or damselfly emerge and leave as an adult…
Posted in dragonflies, Ethology, Invertebrates
Tagged damselfly, dragonfly, emergence, exuvia, large red damselfly, larva, pong, Wildlife Pond
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Meeting the pond life
Yesterday, I posted on a broad-bodied chaser (dragonfly) that had emerged from the pond. But it’s by no means the only creature hidden beneath the waters. In this post, we’ll quickly look at a few of the other species in … Continue reading
Posted in Botany, Invertebrates, Wildlife Pond
Tagged broad bodied chaser, brooklime, common darter, crowfoot, damselfly, dragonfly, exuvia, hornwort, large red damselfly, larvae, marsh marigold, mayfly, nymph, pond, pond skater, water beetle, water lily, Wildlife Pond
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Becoming a proud pond parent
Sometimes, the eyes and the brain do not completely work in tandem. You can see something, then a few minutes later experience that moment where your brain goes “hang on a minute…”. I had a good example of this recently.
Posted in Invertebrates, Wildlife Pond
Tagged broad bodied, chaser, dragonfly, emergent, nymph, pond, Wildlife Pond
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A couple of hedgehog videos
We’ve still got the hedgehogs frequenting the garden, and I’ve had the camera out a couple of times to capture them.
A pond update
So it’s been a while since the last update and I thought it’d maybe be interesting to see what’s been happening.
Posted in Amphibians, Botany, Gardening, Invertebrates, Plants, Wildlife Pond, Zoology
Tagged #30DaysWild, azure damselfly, frog, pond, Wildlife Pond
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The wildlife pond acquires plants, and wildlife!
A couple of weeks on and most of the plants have arrived and now been placed, at least temporarily, in the pond. What’s brilliant is that this has almost immediately attracted wildlife in.
Posted in Biology, Botany, Gardening, Green exercise, how to, Invertebrates, Plants, Wildlife Pond
Tagged diving beetle, hornwort, pond, pond creation, water beetle, Wildlife Pond
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Creating a pond – Part 5
So we come to the final task in terms of building this pond – using cobbles to add structure.
Posted in Amphibians, Botany, Gardening, Green exercise, how to, Plants, Wildlife Pond
Tagged pond, pond creation, Wildlife Pond
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Creating a pond – Part 4
The pond has now had a few days to settle. It pretty quickly cleared up and we could see the bottom by the second day, which is good. So today it was time to tidy all those edges up.
Posted in Birds, Gardening, Green exercise, Wildlife Pond
Tagged pond, pond creation, Wildlife Pond
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Creating a pond – Part 3
When I last left you, the pond had been basically shaped out, but there was plenty of spoil to move and other tasks before we could start lining the pond out.
Posted in Gardening, Green exercise, Wildlife Pond
Tagged pond, pond creation, Wildlife Pond
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Creating a pond – Part 2
With the basic area cleared, today it was time to get on with digging the pond. This morning my aim going into the day was to have it dug out, lined, and ready for filling, by the end of the … Continue reading
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Tagged pond, pond creation, Wildlife Pond
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