OK, another nature-related post today. Nature seems to explode atm and I run around like crazy with my camera. Although it is extremely dry for this time of the year and we're already wondering when we have to pay for that beautiful spring weather, nature blooms and grows.
Zuerst einige der Kaulquappen, die die Kröten im Teich meiner Eltern hinterlassen haben. Auch eine geschütze Art in Deutschland. Es sind Hunderte und dank des warmen Wetters wachsen sie unglaublich schnell.
First some pollywogs left by the toads coming to my parents' pond. Also a protected species in Germany. There are hundreds of them and due to the warm weather they grow like weed.
Dann die erste große Libelle, die dieses Jahr geschlüpft ist: ein Weibchen des Blaupfeils (Orthetrum cancellatum). Als ich sie gesehen habe, flog sie noch sehr langsam, weil ihre Flügel noch nicht ganz ausgehärtet waren. Normalerweise fliegen sie pfeilschnell. Schaut euch das Netzmuster auf den Flügeln an!
Then the first dragonfly that eclosed this year: a female Black-tailed Skimmer (Orthetrum cancellatum). I noticed it flying slowly which means for that species that it is not fully dried after eclosing and can't use its wings properly. Once they are fully dried the are fast like arrows. Look at the net pattern on the wings!
Ich habe versucht, ihre leere Hülle zu finden, habe aber nur eine einer Kleinlibellenart gefunden, vielleicht von einer Frühen Adonislibelle (Pyrrhosoma nymphula), von denen auch schon welche geschlüpft sind. Könnt ihr den Ruderschwanz sehen?
I tried to fond her hull that it usually leaves on one of the blades of grass around the pond, but only found one from a smaller species, maybe from a Large Red Damselfly (Pyrrhosoma nymphula) which are also already eclosing. Can you see the paddle-shaped tail?
Nothing is hatching around here right now. We still have snow on the ground. Great post, love the pictures.
AntwortenLöschenWhat a wonderful post. I love the dragonfly, and the tadpoles, they used to be here on my place but the water is moving now, not still.
AntwortenLöschenThank you so much for the post and giving my indian a place to live!
Blessings all over you!
Jeannie, it's way to warm here for April and extremely dry, but we're expecting rain.
AntwortenLöschenMarie, he will have a good life here. :-)