{"id":1389,"date":"2009-05-16T01:05:32","date_gmt":"2009-05-16T00:05:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/archives\/1389"},"modified":"2013-11-14T21:20:12","modified_gmt":"2013-11-14T21:20:12","slug":"a-crow-in-trouble-and-a-very-strange-dragonfly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/a-crow-in-trouble-and-a-very-strange-dragonfly\/","title":{"rendered":"A crow in trouble and a very strange dragonfly"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n

I was walking into work early this morning when I came across two birds which, in the vernacular, were 'having a right go at each other'. Both were crows, and one was viciously attacking the other, pinning it to the ground and clawing and pecking. I've no idea what the fight was about, but it was a very determined and persistent attack. By the time I'd got the camera out, the aggressor had flown off. The victim appears to be a youngish bird (it was about the size of a jackdaw). It had a small wound in its head, and lay stunned for a minute or two. As I approached for a closer look it recovered slightly and flew low for about 100 yards before settling on a grassy mound. When I checked back later it had gone.
<\/span> Wounded crow<\/span><\/p>\n

Later in the day I headed back over to the pond to see if any dragonflies were about… and saw this: the largest dragonfly I'm ever likely to encounter.
<\/span> Wicker dragonfly<\/span><\/p>\n

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The group constructing it, Four Seasons, are a local school's community arts project who also do work with the Sussex Wildlife Trust Young Rangers. So I was right when earlier in the week I said it would be a good year for dragonflies. The placement is intended to create reflections in the pond, and I'm sure the structure will be appreciated by small birds and insects. And dragonflies! A nice surprise on a very quiet day. I'll get some better shots next week (weather permitting).
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Camera note: all shots taken with the EF 100-400mm f\/4.5-5.6L USM IS lens.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[980,1],"tags":[26,44,1148],"class_list":["post-1389","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-birds-2","category-uncategorized","tag-art","tag-crow","tag-dragonfly","entry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t