tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6515459.post109311816600037456..comments2022-03-06T03:21:21.929+00:00Comments on Genius and the Planet: Dragon Flies in a very Wet Summerloveandtheplanethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05607331945944332290noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6515459.post-1094128714623745712004-09-02T13:38:00.000+01:002004-09-02T13:38:00.000+01:00It's interesting where your observations differ fr...It's interesting where your observations differ from my own, since the habitats observed are very similar I think. <br />For instance, I have a hedghog who regularly patrols my back garden after dark, and the number of types of birds that visit has increased since a neighbour planted a native birch tree a few years ago and this is already quite large. <br />The visiting dragonflies, I don't think are related to this year's wet summer because they had increased last year as well, along with more damselflies. I first noticed them two or three years ago i think. The only marked decline I notice is the sparrows, who used to nest in my eaves and move about in flocks of 10-20 but are now rarely seen apart from the odd couple. <br />Bats are still flying over at dusk as well. Perhaps micro-environments can vary greatly depending on relatively arbitrary factors such as the arrival of a new cat in the neighborhood or an adjoining gardener's use of 'slug death'Andy Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11710687126596077568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6515459.post-1093352539855126072004-08-24T14:02:00.000+01:002004-08-24T14:02:00.000+01:00It's a testament to our declining wildlife I suppo...It's a testament to our declining wildlife I suppose, that the most I've seen recently were on the road on a trip to Wales. My first sighting of a real Badger was roadkill and I spent the rest of the drive (over night), trying to avoid hedgehogs (got one unfortunately), rabbits, foxes and cats.<br /><br />Got two, but managed to avoid about half a dozen.<br /><br />Magpies and foxes seem abundant in SE London, but I've not yet seen a Dragonfly...Aiden Trusshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13565307914160762011noreply@blogger.com