An Afternoon Walk at Ex-Soil Excavation Field

The sky was still bright but I noticed small clumps of clouds scattered above as I was walking around Manyang village this afternoon. This village is located about 5 km east of Lhokseumawe City, Aceh.

I stopped on a hill. I looked down the ravine and found an ex-site soil excavation. I noticed holes filled with rainwater that had turned into pools; and some mounds of soil that resembled temple domes. That caught my interest, so I decided to go down there.

In the past, this area was still the hill. Until then it disappeared because it was dug up every day. The construction of new housing complexes requires a lot of fill soil, as a result, some hills have disappeared.

I looked at the "temple domes" more closely. It was surprising why they left these mounds.

The sky that was bright before, began to be covered in gray clouds.

The environment seemed quiet, but I could still hear wild birds chirping from a distance. But then, I realized that there was life around the pond.

The grizzled pintail (Acisoma panorpoides) perched on the grass, its gaze fixed on the pond. Could it be hunting tadpoles?

A male chalky perched (Diplacodes trivialis) on dry ground near the pond--a skilled hunter!

The female chalky perchers were more dominant than the males. For some reason, I liked the males better.

A pupal shell attached to a grass stem. The metamorphosis phase of a dragonfly.

The lesser grass blue (Zizina otis); this butterfly is commonly found everywhere.

Damn it! While the others are alone, they have time to mate. Male and female dust weevils (Hypomeces pulviger). Which is the male and female? You must know that.

The shrub Lycium depressum. Its ripe fruits are a favorite of wild birds.

The drizzle that began to fall from the sky forced me to leave the place. I thought I would come back the next day. There were still many things I wanted to capture.

Thanks for stopping by my post. Have a nice day!🙂

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^{This is my contribution to the #WednesdayWalk challenge hosted by @tattoodjay.}

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^{All these photos are my original work, taken with a Xiaomi POCO NFC smartphone.}