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| House Sparrow with a beak full of Small Red-eyes |
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| House Sparrow with a beak full of Small Red-eyes |
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| Ovipositing pair of Small Red-eyes |
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| Territorial male Small Red-eyed Damselfly |
Monday, 2 July 2018
Small Red-eyes
Our Small Red-eyed Damselflies are doing well so far, with colonies cropping at at new sites. The Weldon colony is growing, although thanks to the exploits of a family of House Sparrows, not quite as fast as expected. I sat watching engrossed as the Sparrows picked off the emergent Damselflies from the water's surface. Luckily I watched many take their maiden flights straight into the trees around the pond, and there were many adults at territory on the water, including an ovipositing pair.
