It's December so welcome to the 2025 #dragonfly #AdventCalendar featuring a different species each day for 24 days. We start with a Southern Migrant Hawker. A fairly recent arrival in the UK; this one was at #CanveyIsland #Essex in July. They like ditches with very little water, even if they dry out in summer. They're huge compared to most other UK species and relatively showy. #DragonflyAdventCalendar #ukwildlife #wildlife #insects #invertebrates #wildlifephotography #photography

At first we thought it was the Smart Appliances that led the #rebellion. No one saw it coming, but the clues were all there…
Later we realised, we were so wrong.
It was not the #machines with minds that betrayed us - looking back, the true source of the technological #revolution should have been so obvious.

But we didn't realise until the #wheels had well and truly turned against us.

#CanveyIsland #TellingStories #Estuary
#Southend #free #photography

Catch the stunning talent of local artists and photographers at the Castlepoint Artists Open Studio now on at Hadleigh Old Fire Station and other local venues
#hadleighcastle #CastlePoint #artist #CanveyIsland #benfleet #hadleigh
Did I mention that I was #dragonfly hunting on Friday? I think I may have done. Southern Migrant Hawker, aka Blue-eyed Hawker, at #CanveyIsland patrolling a dried-up ditch. Which is pretty much their favourite habitat. This is one of the newer UK species, which has been here about 15 years or so. They breed successfully in south-east England, particularly Essex. #invertebrates #UKWildlife #photography #insects #odonata

#Volkswagen decided to cash in on nostalgia with a "Type 3 #Flintstones-mobile"
👣👣

#TellingStories #CanveyIsland #Cars #Photography #ClassicCar #PhotoMonday #FotoMontag

When #darkness falls Leaving shadows in the night
Don't be afraid, Wipe that fear from your eyes
If a desperate love Keeps on driving you wrong
Don't be afraid You're not alone
You can #run with us
We've got everything you need

#Photography #CanveyIsland #fox #WildlifePhotography #lyrics

"I decided eventually
This ain't doing a thing for me
They got him on milk and alcohol
They got him on milk and alcohol"

Dr Feelgood - Milk and Alcohol: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4IjrjMbmC4

#FoodOrDrink
#JukeboxFridayNight
#CanveyIsland
#maximumrnb

Dr Feelgood - Milk and Alcohol

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Day 17 of the 2024 #dragonfly #AdventCalendar. Southern Migrant Hawker is a fairly recent arrival in the UK, mainly seen in Kent and #Essex. I'd never managed a photo of one in flight before this, so very pleased. Seen at the famous ditch in #CanveyIsland in July, on the same day as the Southern Emerald that was day 12 of the calendar. #DragonflyAdventCalendar #invertebrates #ukwildlife #photography