Orange-winged DropwingOutdoor Photographer of the Year 2014 Shortlist

At the beginning of January (2015) I was absolutely delighted to have 4 photographs shortlisted as a possible category winners by Outdoor Photography in the Small World (macro) section of their Outdoor Photographer of the Year awards. This year's competition had over 10000 entries, and the winners are all exceptional images that truly standout and it is a real privellege to have had so many images involved in the mix for the final selection.

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The sad tale of surfing a relentless tide of plastic bottles & builders rubble

During Easter 2014 my family & I had our first trip to Turkey where we stayed at the Liberty Hotel, Lara Beach, Antalya, a superb hotel with great staff, but more importantly for me, one that was on the edge of the coastal strip and all the development that goes with that, offering easy access to the open spaces beyond. 

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Female Emperor laying eggs

During 2014, in association with ERCCIS & Duchy College Steve Jones will be leading a one day course on dragonfly identification & recording for beginners along with some simple dragonfly exuviae recognition. The course will take place over two top dragonfly sites along the Red River Valley near Camborne, each one recently the subject of extensive management work by the Red River Rescuers. The sessions at Great Wheal Seton & Bell Lake Marsh are always relaxed & friendly affairs.

 

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Great Wheal Seton & Bell Lake Marsh, Red River Valley Local Nature Reserve

Sunday 20th July 2014
Leader: Steve Jones
Start Time: 10.30am (approx finish 3.30pm)
Meeting Point: Tolvaddon, Camborne, grid reference SW657418
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A day of Practical Conservation Work at Bell Lake Marsh, part of the Red River Local Nature Reserve near Camborne

 
Saturday 13th October
Leaders: Steve Jones & Jo Poland
Assemble at the meeting point at SW629422 at 11.00am
 
Please bring gardening gloves, lunch & wellington boots which are essential as this is a wetland site. If the weather forecast suggest showers don't forget your raincoat!ay of Practical Conservation Work at Bell Lake Marsh, part of the Red River Local Nature Reserve near Camborne

Saturday 23rd February

Leaders: Steve Jones & Jo Poland

Assemble at the meeting point, (SW629422), at 11.00am

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Emperor Dragonfly eyesDuring a rare break in the rain, wind & gloom of the 2012 edition of a summer in Cornwall I popped down to Windmill Farm and found the dragonflies & damselflies well & truely making hay while the sun shone. The numbers involved were not as great as normal for the time of year, but by 2012 standards they were bouncing!


Sadly, although a welcome dose of sunshine was good news for both the insect & human strands of the web of life there was also a darker side to the day.
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  1. Early Brimstone at Breney Common
  2. Dragonfly Talk
  3. Twenty-plume Moth - Alucita hexadactyla
  4. I got an Ergot!
  5. 25 Years of Dragonfly Field Meetings in Cornwall
  6. A Closer Look at the Dragonflies of the Cheesewring
  7. August Outdoor Photography
  8. A Closer Look at the Dragonflies of Bodmin Moor
  9. Susan Enan - Bring on the Song
  10. The Vagrant Emperor - Anax ephippiger