tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2811594279356769253.post4390772559327616130..comments2024-01-01T13:37:02.825+00:00Comments on The Balancing Kiwi: Pond and Insect LifeSerenatahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08473750681150978115noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2811594279356769253.post-48244463685567310622020-09-06T18:09:02.853+01:002020-09-06T18:09:02.853+01:00Oops. For some reason I didn't see the name on...Oops. For some reason I didn't see the name on your photo. Thanks for pointing it out.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2811594279356769253.post-12577717671785003432020-09-06T17:45:42.387+01:002020-09-06T17:45:42.387+01:00I looked it up in an insect book, and Mr Google, i...I looked it up in an insect book, and Mr Google, if I remember rightly, I could be wrong with identifying the type of dragonfly, but it was a lot bigger than a damselfly, although I first thought that was what it was.Serenatahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08473750681150978115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2811594279356769253.post-61405477448510587822020-09-06T11:42:31.365+01:002020-09-06T11:42:31.365+01:00Are the first two are in fact Damsel Flies? The gr...Are the first two are in fact Damsel Flies? The green one is a corker.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2811594279356769253.post-25018538511813694212020-09-02T09:25:26.770+01:002020-09-02T09:25:26.770+01:00Thank you so much Marina! I hope you are doing we...Thank you so much Marina! I hope you are doing well, I need to make time to catch up with so many of my blog friends. I have the things you made me up in my new house! Serenatahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08473750681150978115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2811594279356769253.post-76228846538150970292020-09-02T02:24:27.065+01:002020-09-02T02:24:27.065+01:00wow Stunning photos of the dragon flies Lorraine!!...wow Stunning photos of the dragon flies Lorraine!!marinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04996325525301046700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2811594279356769253.post-41067529876893046332020-09-01T04:15:57.408+01:002020-09-01T04:15:57.408+01:00Lovely to see the dragonflies. We had lots when w...Lovely to see the dragonflies. We had lots when we lived north of Kaitaia but I haven't seen any for ages.Susan Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14400003572211042194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2811594279356769253.post-12556218717839419082020-08-31T22:06:22.060+01:002020-08-31T22:06:22.060+01:00Your photos are brilliant. I saw a dragonfly today...Your photos are brilliant. I saw a dragonfly today but couldn't get a photo.Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08100301243943578043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2811594279356769253.post-75517972835549758562020-08-31T22:00:19.839+01:002020-08-31T22:00:19.839+01:00Lovely little guys, so colourful.Lovely little guys, so colourful.Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17076349937962262361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2811594279356769253.post-43835195599694590692020-08-31T20:59:13.108+01:002020-08-31T20:59:13.108+01:00Dragonflies can be so hard to photograph, you did ...Dragonflies can be so hard to photograph, you did really well with these great pictures.At Home In New Zealandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12835971617944752730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2811594279356769253.post-3012105405270126702020-08-31T18:03:00.793+01:002020-08-31T18:03:00.793+01:00Great photos, thank you for sharing.Great photos, thank you for sharing.mamasmercantilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14011278973985658118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2811594279356769253.post-10541290393475948192020-08-31T16:24:33.025+01:002020-08-31T16:24:33.025+01:00Weta. I know I know - its in UK - but its hard to ...Weta. I know I know - its in UK - but its hard to judge size and looks for all the world (to un untrained eye) like a weta. Those stripey dragonflies are decorative aren't they?!Tigger's Mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15829665785202495073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2811594279356769253.post-79294840640641166582020-08-31T12:48:01.247+01:002020-08-31T12:48:01.247+01:00Thank you, I did wonder if it was a cricket, but b...Thank you, I did wonder if it was a cricket, but because I am used to the NZ ones which tend to be black, I thought it must be a grasshopper. :) My pond had gone quiet, but it seems to have sprung back into life the last few days. Perhaps they have enjoyed the rain and now it is sunny again, it has brought them all out?Serenatahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08473750681150978115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2811594279356769253.post-45170768728530310122020-08-31T10:37:22.363+01:002020-08-31T10:37:22.363+01:00Fantastic sightings, quite envious as my pond has ...Fantastic sightings, quite envious as my pond has gone quiet.<br />It is a female Dark Bush cricket, not a grasshopper. You can tell by the long antennae.<br />Keep safe, well and smiling😁Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com