Today we did the big pond dip and found a surprising variety of wildlife including tadpoles, newtpoles, an adult newt, leeches, a backswimmer, mayfly larvae, water slaters, pond snails, pond skaters, water measurers, a dragonfly larva and lots of smaller things that I've yet to identify.


Dragonfly larva:

Mayfly larva:

Backswimmer:

Pond skater:

Water measurer:

Newtpole:

Leech:

Water slater:

Water snail:

The squirrel joined me to have a drink at one point:


and William supervised from his new favourite spot on the bench:
1 comment:
Brilliant - what a haven your pond has become.
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