Sunday, 9 September 2012

A Dragon at Last

Recently there have been a few dragonflies visiting the garden. A male Common Darter and a Male Southern Hawker made a couple of visits but wouldn't stay in one place long enough to focus on them. Yesterday a female Common Darter did decide to take a rest several times in the same place giving me a photo opportunity at last.

Common Darter Female.jpg

Common Darter Female 2.jpg

It would be lovely if they would pair up and use the garden pond.
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  1. ADRIAN9 September 2012 at 09:54

    Wonderful.....I keep seeing them but not in any numbers. Lets hope the sunny weather does it's job and they do.

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    1. Midmarsh John10 September 2012 at 08:05

      Thank you Adrian. There haven't been as many as usual here.

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  2. John9 September 2012 at 10:01

    Well done John, at last you are getting some dragons! Like the second shot, the veins in the wings are really clear!
    J
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    1. Midmarsh John10 September 2012 at 08:06

      Thank you John. The dragon being above eye level and showing against a clear sky helped.

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  3. holdingmoments9 September 2012 at 13:27

    Love the second one too.

    I've seen quite a few of these recently; even managed one on my hand.

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    1. Midmarsh John10 September 2012 at 08:09

      I was pleased with that one Keith. I tried several shots at slightly different angles to get some Sun sparkle on the wings. A bit more depth of view would have been even better.
      I saw a photo on another blog recently which had an Emperor (I think) dragonfly on a person's hand.

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Thank you for visiting. Hope you enjoyed the pictures. Any comment, or correction to any information or identification I get wrong, is most welcome. John

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