{"id":2994,"date":"2021-01-05T09:55:31","date_gmt":"2021-01-04T22:55:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bencruachan.org\/naturality\/?p=2994"},"modified":"2021-01-05T09:55:31","modified_gmt":"2021-01-04T22:55:31","slug":"new-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.bencruachan.org\/naturality\/2021\/01\/05\/new-year\/","title":{"rendered":"New Year."},"content":{"rendered":"

Some old friends for this first post for 2021, Starting with a nicely coloured male Black-faced Percher seen against the blue sky.<\/p>\n

Diplacodes melanopsis.<\/p>\n

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Down by the river Common Flatwings are the most numerous damselflies, but a female Orange Threadtail was cooperative and allowed a few snaps.<\/p>\n

Nososticta solida.<\/p>\n

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Along the old road reserve a dragonfly flushed from the grass and flew to a Blackwood, where it perched quite unconcerned by the photographer. It is an Australian Emperor, a pristine specimen and an occasional record for the location.<\/p>\n

Anax papuensis.<\/p>\n

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Flitting Common Grass Blues are extremely numerous along the old road but nevertheless are always checked in case of something different.<\/p>\n

Zizina labradus.<\/p>\n

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This paid off with closer examination of a tiny butterfly that looked slightly different, and became the first record of a White-banded Grass-dart.<\/p>\n

Taractrocera papyria.<\/p>\n

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Robberflies are good photographic subjects, this one has a hearty meal.<\/p>\n

Subfamily Asilinae.<\/p>\n

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Back in the garden the Sand Wasps are still hard at work, and keeping up their energy by nectaring in the Sannantha pluriflora.<\/p>\n

Bembix species.<\/p>\n

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Click images to enlarge.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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