{"id":5857,"date":"2018-06-03T18:22:06","date_gmt":"2018-06-03T18:22:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/?p=5857"},"modified":"2018-06-06T16:42:38","modified_gmt":"2018-06-06T16:42:38","slug":"gunnersbury-triangle-damselflies-egg-laying-like-theres-no-tomorrow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/2018\/06\/03\/gunnersbury-triangle-damselflies-egg-laying-like-theres-no-tomorrow\/","title":{"rendered":"Gunnersbury Triangle Damselflies Egg-Laying Like There&#8217;s No Tomorrow!"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_5873\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5873\" style=\"width: 474px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/DSCN2615-Many-pairs-of-ovipositing-Azure-Damselflies.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-5873 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/DSCN2615-Many-pairs-of-ovipositing-Azure-Damselflies-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"711\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/DSCN2615-Many-pairs-of-ovipositing-Azure-Damselflies-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/DSCN2615-Many-pairs-of-ovipositing-Azure-Damselflies-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/DSCN2615-Many-pairs-of-ovipositing-Azure-Damselflies-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/DSCN2615-Many-pairs-of-ovipositing-Azure-Damselflies-768x1151.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5873\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Shimmer and sparkle: many pairs of ovipositing Azure Damselflies &#8211; seven seen here, there were at least fifteen pairs, not to mention &#8230;#<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5877\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5877\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/RSCN2642-Large-Red-Damselfly.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5877\" src=\"http:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/RSCN2642-Large-Red-Damselfly-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/RSCN2642-Large-Red-Damselfly-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/RSCN2642-Large-Red-Damselfly-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/RSCN2642-Large-Red-Damselfly-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/RSCN2642-Large-Red-Damselfly-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/RSCN2642-Large-Red-Damselfly.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5877\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Large Red Damselfly (there were several pairs)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5858\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5858\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/RSCN2619-Bluetail-Damselfly-at-GT.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-5858 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/RSCN2619-Bluetail-Damselfly-at-GT-e1528050081939-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/RSCN2619-Bluetail-Damselfly-at-GT-e1528050081939-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/RSCN2619-Bluetail-Damselfly-at-GT-e1528050081939-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/RSCN2619-Bluetail-Damselfly-at-GT-e1528050081939.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5858\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Male Bluetail Damselfly on a reed leaf: there were two males tussling, but no female as yet<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5871\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5871\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/DSCN2625-Yellow-and-Orange-escaped-Goldfish-in-GT-pond.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5871\" src=\"http:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/DSCN2625-Yellow-and-Orange-escaped-Goldfish-in-GT-pond-300x216.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"216\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/DSCN2625-Yellow-and-Orange-escaped-Goldfish-in-GT-pond-300x216.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/DSCN2625-Yellow-and-Orange-escaped-Goldfish-in-GT-pond-150x108.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/DSCN2625-Yellow-and-Orange-escaped-Goldfish-in-GT-pond-768x552.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/DSCN2625-Yellow-and-Orange-escaped-Goldfish-in-GT-pond-1024x737.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5871\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Yellow and Orange &#8216;escaped&#8217; Goldfish in GT pond. Perhaps people think &#8216;setting them free&#8217; when moving house will be a good thing, but they devastate native pond life<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5862\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5862\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/DSCN2595-Netty-with-jigsaw-cutting-out-pond-minibeasts.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5862\" src=\"http:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/DSCN2595-Netty-with-jigsaw-cutting-out-pond-minibeasts-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/DSCN2595-Netty-with-jigsaw-cutting-out-pond-minibeasts-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/DSCN2595-Netty-with-jigsaw-cutting-out-pond-minibeasts-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/DSCN2595-Netty-with-jigsaw-cutting-out-pond-minibeasts-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/DSCN2595-Netty-with-jigsaw-cutting-out-pond-minibeasts.jpg 1002w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5862\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Netty with jigsaw cutting out pond minibeasts<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5860\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5860\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/RSCN2591-24-May-2018-White-Lipped-Land-Snail.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5860\" src=\"http:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/RSCN2591-24-May-2018-White-Lipped-Land-Snail-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/RSCN2591-24-May-2018-White-Lipped-Land-Snail-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/RSCN2591-24-May-2018-White-Lipped-Land-Snail-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/RSCN2591-24-May-2018-White-Lipped-Land-Snail-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/RSCN2591-24-May-2018-White-Lipped-Land-Snail.jpg 985w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5860\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(24 May 2018) White-Lipped Land Snail<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5864\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5864\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/DSCN2601-27-May-2018-Flooded-GT-paths-after-thunderstorm.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5864\" src=\"http:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/DSCN2601-27-May-2018-Flooded-GT-paths-after-thunderstorm-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/DSCN2601-27-May-2018-Flooded-GT-paths-after-thunderstorm-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/DSCN2601-27-May-2018-Flooded-GT-paths-after-thunderstorm-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/DSCN2601-27-May-2018-Flooded-GT-paths-after-thunderstorm-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/DSCN2601-27-May-2018-Flooded-GT-paths-after-thunderstorm.jpg 1002w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5864\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(27 May 2018) Flooded GT paths after thunderstorm &#8211; I never saw the water table THIS high<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5866\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5866\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/DSCN2602-GT-seasonal-pond-flooded-over-path.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5866\" src=\"http:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/DSCN2602-GT-seasonal-pond-flooded-over-path-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/DSCN2602-GT-seasonal-pond-flooded-over-path-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/DSCN2602-GT-seasonal-pond-flooded-over-path-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/DSCN2602-GT-seasonal-pond-flooded-over-path-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/DSCN2602-GT-seasonal-pond-flooded-over-path-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/DSCN2602-GT-seasonal-pond-flooded-over-path.jpg 1336w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5866\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">GT seasonal pond flooded over path, yes, that&#8217;s the main path on the right there<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5868\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5868\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/DSCN2609-GT-looking-not-its-best-after-floods.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5868\" src=\"http:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/DSCN2609-GT-looking-not-its-best-after-floods-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/DSCN2609-GT-looking-not-its-best-after-floods-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/DSCN2609-GT-looking-not-its-best-after-floods-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/DSCN2609-GT-looking-not-its-best-after-floods-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/DSCN2609-GT-looking-not-its-best-after-floods-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/DSCN2609-GT-looking-not-its-best-after-floods.jpg 1336w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5868\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">GT looking not its best after floods &#8211; car parts, bits of fence, railway sleepers, erosion scour, rubbish-filled silt &#8230;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[90,88],"tags":[368,643,1271,1269,1268,1270,712,316,1267],"class_list":["post-5857","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-natural-history","category-nature-reserves","tag-azure-damselfly","tag-bluetail-damselfly","tag-damselflies-ovipositing","tag-escaped-goldfish","tag-flooding","tag-goldfish-escapees","tag-gunnersbury-triangle","tag-large-red-damselfly","tag-white-lipped-land-snail"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5857","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5857"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5857\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5878,"href":"https:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5857\/revisions\/5878"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5857"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5857"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5857"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}