Thursday 25 August 2016

The Garden Dragon

Wednesday I spent a very pleasant three quarters of an hour watching a Migrant Hawker Dragonfly as it hunted round my garden, every so often stopping to rest, always on the same leaf:

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Many dragons are not afraid of people. It would often fly within a few feet of my head as it zoomed round looking for its next meal. Unfortunately never hovering in one place long enough to give me the chance of a flight shot.

8 comments:

  1. Aren't they just the most beautiful things John - fantastic photograph.

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    1. Weaver: They certainly are. I can watch them for ages.

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  2. Great shot John.
    They're a very curious dragon, often checking us out.

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    1. Keith: Thanks. The Blue-tailed Damselflies are similar. They will often come close.

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  3. The Brown Hawkers are the worst John, never stop anywhere.

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    1. Roy: Funny how some ignore us and othesr disappear in a flash as soon as we aim a camera at them.

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  4. They are the most common species I see round here, well them and the common darter. Great shot.

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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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