Wednesday, 28 April 2021

Fight in the Pond!

 Oh dear - someone has been fighting again. Seems to be a occupational hazard with him. Can't be a good one though, as none of the other cats are sporting fighting scars.



Poor bugger had a large tick on his head but, given we can only get within about a foot of him before he scarpers, there's no way we could remove it; however, it seems to have had its fill of Railway Kitty's blood and dropped off.

I was looking into the pond yesterday and spotted that we have a plethora of dragonfly nymphs - hundreds, of them.


I don't think we'll see them transform this year as, apparently, they can spend anywhere from 2 to 5 years in the water before emerging. It's excellent that we have them though, as they eat the mosquito larvae. Did you know that they breathe through their arses?


1 comment:

Roger.w.thorpe@gmail.com said...

Well they have something in common with politicians who talk through their arses.