A few pictures from around Newton Stewart

Pictures from a couple of walks around the town's periphery.

A colourful welcome

Towards Barrhill Farm

Small Toirtoiseshell

Dragonfly 

Same dragonfly different angle

The best picture

(I can't find what name it goes by)
Bob from Blue Sky Scotland tells me it's a Ruddy Darter. Having done a Google image search I must concur.

The same tortoiseshell

Newton Stewart view

Cree estuary view

A little way behind sat his harem

Ducks on Blairmout

Of the remaining six cygnets, five seem to be doing well. I fear for the wee fella !

Field bindweed

Monnigaff old parish church

Interesting wall plaque

I wonder who PM was ?

View to Drigmorn and Millfore

The Penkiln Burn

Bower Drive bird feeders

A popular dining area

View towards Wigtown Bay from Newton Stewart old golf fairways

an inland Oystercatcher

A drystone wall mystery

Zoom in to Wigtown Bay

Kirroughtree House

Last picture of the day

Brambles, Pond Plant and Dragonflies - September 2013

The sun was shining in the last week of September as I went round Blairmount Pond.

I couldn't see the ducklings this day, but I have it on good authority that they're still there.

Sadly though the seven have been reduced to five.

The brambles however were juicy

The small pond was looking a picture as usual

Then I noticed several dragonflies zipping around

Difficult to photograph in flight, but I got this one just landing.

I decided to sit for a moment on the decking. They then occasionally landed near enough for me to get a few close ups.

Here's a few of the better ones.

I also tried some video

Dragonflies

Are they aliens ?

Ref:- Ducklings.
Been round this morning and my picture below confirms that there now only five.
Fairly growing though !