Hi All,
In case you don't know, there is a 'Wildlife on One' about Emperor Dragonflies on BBC1, 16th. December at 7p.m.
I've always loved Dragonflies ever since I was kid and earlier this year I rescued one which I saw upside down on a busy road over in West Drayton where I was visiting an aquatic centre and another garden centre. It was a male Emperor and his legs were moving, so I braved the traffic and carefully picked him up with a piece of paper, so as not to harm his delicate wings. The grass verge is left to Mother Nature, so I put him on one of the tall grasses and knelt down beside him to see if he recovered. The passing cars must have thought I was a madwoman talking to the grass!! He sat there quietly and I gently stroked his back as I was talking to him. What a magical experience. He was probably in shock, but I like to think that he just knew that I was his friend and that I was there to help him! After a while I left him and he wasn't there when I walked back some time later. I hope he made it skywards and lived to visit some lucky person's pond.
alison_froglady
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