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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