tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2319263072086243509.post2944885317093767195..comments2023-03-29T13:46:01.599+01:00Comments on Three Counties Herald: THE BLUE-TAILED DAMSELFLY AND HIS COLOURFUL FEMALESThe Heraldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11393815486440597141noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2319263072086243509.post-89719835019215448912013-07-10T19:35:11.917+01:002013-07-10T19:35:11.917+01:00Thanks Maria...[;o)Thanks Maria...[;o)The Heraldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11393815486440597141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2319263072086243509.post-69825004533163805802013-07-10T18:18:27.042+01:002013-07-10T18:18:27.042+01:00Great photos; great quality!Great photos; great quality!Mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08064368615178870750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2319263072086243509.post-55534641979245316592013-07-10T14:24:15.266+01:002013-07-10T14:24:15.266+01:00Thanks Roy...[;o)Thanks Roy...[;o)The Heraldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11393815486440597141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2319263072086243509.post-8750079412014258512013-07-10T10:28:54.613+01:002013-07-10T10:28:54.613+01:00Forgot to mention your great new header shot.Forgot to mention your great new header shot.Roy Norrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07054701497328213666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2319263072086243509.post-77641110803096177182013-07-10T10:28:10.869+01:002013-07-10T10:28:10.869+01:00Amazing images Trevor, not seen this species as ye...Amazing images Trevor, not seen this species as yet.Roy Norrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07054701497328213666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2319263072086243509.post-32365942563210231032013-07-09T21:03:13.422+01:002013-07-09T21:03:13.422+01:00Thank you Peter, no problem...[;o)Thank you Peter, no problem...[;o)The Heraldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11393815486440597141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2319263072086243509.post-44371792933727597922013-07-09T20:48:19.080+01:002013-07-09T20:48:19.080+01:00Trevor, your header is fantastic and thanks for th...Trevor, your header is fantastic and thanks for the I D yesterday too.<br /><br /><br />peterFOREST SNAPPERhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04554993027637242244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2319263072086243509.post-61802353799520579282013-07-09T19:45:27.812+01:002013-07-09T19:45:27.812+01:00Thanks Findlay. Yeh, they're interesting to wa...Thanks Findlay. Yeh, they're interesting to watch and photograph..amazing creatures!...[;o)The Heraldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11393815486440597141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2319263072086243509.post-90738208912813239982013-07-09T19:28:28.176+01:002013-07-09T19:28:28.176+01:00What brilliant pictures of the damsel flies. Could...What brilliant pictures of the damsel flies. Couldn't you just watch them for ages and ages. From FindlayFindlay Wildehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12697309393957070336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2319263072086243509.post-66143428280009973132013-07-09T18:28:26.974+01:002013-07-09T18:28:26.974+01:00Pretty, but a tad confusing at times Bob!...[;o)Pretty, but a tad confusing at times Bob!...[;o)The Heraldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11393815486440597141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2319263072086243509.post-800507694279013952013-07-09T18:17:50.263+01:002013-07-09T18:17:50.263+01:00Pretty little things.Pretty little things.Bob Bushellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07819577478571292055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2319263072086243509.post-89958877460869965852013-07-09T15:37:20.868+01:002013-07-09T15:37:20.868+01:00Thank you Frank. it's much easier with a good ...Thank you Frank. it's much easier with a good book!..lol....[;o)The Heraldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11393815486440597141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2319263072086243509.post-27601759558015015352013-07-09T15:34:39.239+01:002013-07-09T15:34:39.239+01:00Thanks Adrian. They're a good series of books,...Thanks Adrian. They're a good series of books, I've just recently bought the one on Hoverflies...around 300 pages of confusion at the moment!!...[;o)<br /><br /><br />Hi Grace...Thank you. Stealth is the way to go, I creep up on them slowly and snap them with the 100mm Macro lens. Or...looking at it another way...It might be that my 16 stone bulk blocks out the sun and momentarily sends them to sleep which makes them a little easier to photograph!..lol.<br /><br />Whichever way, the 'hit rate' is quite low!<br /><br />It's easy taking the photographs Grace, it's afterwards, when I'm trying to ID <i>what</i> I've taken, that the pain starts!!...[;o) The Heraldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11393815486440597141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2319263072086243509.post-38708486591809768352013-07-09T15:05:32.928+01:002013-07-09T15:05:32.928+01:00Excellent post and pics Trevor. Always helps to ha...Excellent post and pics Trevor. Always helps to have a good ID guide to sort out these variations.FABhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16185823702988992159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2319263072086243509.post-70035719290611518172013-07-09T14:54:22.459+01:002013-07-09T14:54:22.459+01:00HI Trevor...I know they know I am coming for them ...HI Trevor...I know they know I am coming for them , because they are of just as I am about to hit the button!! : ) I did see two yesterday "in cop" (as you say ) that weren't any more then an inch, long. Didn't have the camera, but I don't know if the micro lens would do it any justice!! <br />This one is a pretty color, I can just imagine just how hard it is to ID them.<br /> <br />As usual great job!!<br /><br />Gracegrammie ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00839269423384232974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2319263072086243509.post-66074057104776313142013-07-09T14:42:13.696+01:002013-07-09T14:42:13.696+01:00Had a look they aren't too expensive either. I...Had a look they aren't too expensive either. I like the new header.ADRIANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07113961163396562781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2319263072086243509.post-73314693328670777662013-07-09T14:05:42.839+01:002013-07-09T14:05:42.839+01:00Thanks Adrian. Yeh, it gets complicated with all t...Thanks Adrian. Yeh, it gets complicated with all the different colours!<br /><br />It's a good book, and there's lots of others, on different subjects, in the series...[;o)The Heraldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11393815486440597141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2319263072086243509.post-59323754462647181632013-07-09T13:41:00.314+01:002013-07-09T13:41:00.314+01:00This is a great post. I never knew that so many va...This is a great post. I never knew that so many variations occurred.<br />I'll investigate the book. It looks a step up from the Collins pocket insect guide.ADRIANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07113961163396562781noreply@blogger.com