November now and it feels like the dragonhunting season is well and truly over. The summer just seemed to fly past, and due to my 'mishap' with the camera early doors and the fact my trusty bike has been out of action all year among other things, it wasn't a particularly good year for getting about spotting new species and recording interesting aspects of dragonfly behaviour.
The fact is I just seem to be repeating myself now after four years of dragonhunting in basically the same areas and not having anything new to enthuse about, so have decided to retire this blog before it becomes too static.
I don't see me getting out and about much until next spring anyway so I'll probably start a new blog when I feel I have something interesting to write about, and will post a link on here if and when that happens.
Meantime I'll post any wildlife sightings on Twitter (@alanmould) and you can follow my arty adventures on www.alanmouldart.blogspot.co.uk
All that remains to be said is Thanks very much for reading and for the comments, I've learned a lot about dragonflies in four years of doing this blog, and I hope I've been able to relay some of my enthusiasm and interest on to you too.
Cheers.
Ladies and Gentlemen, The DragonHunter has left the building . . .

Dragonflies, one of the oldest inhabitants of this planet. Masters of the air and top insect predator, around 50 species are found in Britain; in County Durham less than 20. Creatures of the summer and best sought on calm sunny days, join me as I hunt them with my camera, trying to get the best pics possible and record all variations and behaviour, and enjoy the birds and wildlife as I seek them out on my local patch and beyond.
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- Emerald Damselfly
- Large Red Damselfly
- Black Darter
- Black-Tailed Skimmer
- Broad-Bodied Chaser
- Common Darter
- Common Hawker
- Emperor Dragonfly
- Four-Spotted Chaser
- Migrant Hawker
- Ruddy Darter
- Southern Hawker
- Other Dragonflies
