Dragonflies galore at Crymlyn Bog, Swansea

Keeled Skimmer

Date:  18 June 2017

Location:  Crymlyn Bog, Swansea

Not far from where I live is an awesome little nature reserve called Crymlyn Bog; a designated SSSI with an array of flora and fauna.

The weather was brilliant (about 25 degrees) so we planned to go to the reserve looking for lizards that usually basked on the boardwalks.  Unfortunately, it looked like the lizards were hiding, perhaps the weather was to hot? On the other hand dragonflies were out in good numbers.

Here are some of my pics from the walk...

Crymlyn Bog information sign

Keeled Skimmer Dragonfly

Keeled Skimmers mating

Damselfly

4 Spotted Chaser

Black Tailed Skimmer

The fantastic boardwalks of Crymlyn Bog (usually lots of lizards on the sides)

Apart from the wonderful dragonflies there were quite a few birds around including Sedge Warbler, juvenile robin and a fabulous buzzard that was perched on a nearby lamppost.

Sedge Warbler

Juvenile Robin

Buzzard

Buzzard in flight right over our head

Horses in a nearby field

30 Days Wild 2017 - Star Species

This will be my 3rd year to do the Wildlife Trust's  #30DaysWild challenge and I thought I would do something a bit different.

For 2017 I will be concentrating on one species a day and finding out lots of interesting facts about it. Whether it's a flower, mammal, bird, fungi, insect etc. I will try and discover (and hopefully photograph) something of interest daily and learn more about it by researching the internet and reading books. I will also try and create some artwork inspired by it using different mediums.

So this year, my #30DaysWild will be all about #StarSpecies - Click here to read my #30DaysWild blog