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Migrant Hawker - Aeshna mixta125 viewsphotographed from Public Hide @ Leighton Moss RSPB reserve
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Migrant Hawker - Aeshna mixta108 viewsphotographed from Public Hide @ Leighton Moss RSPB reserve
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Migrant Hawker - Aeshna mixta128 viewsphotographed from Public Hide @ Leighton Moss RSPB reserve
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Hawker Dragonfly186 viewsthis Hawker had somehow managed to land in the water & was struggling for it's life, alas it was well out of reach or I would've scooped it out & put it somewhere to dry out .
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Little Emerald caterpillar117 viewsphotgraphed from the causeway @ Leighton Moss RSPB reserve
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Blue-tailed Damselfly137 views
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Migrant Hawkers138 viewsseen here mating in front of the Public Hide @ Leighton Moss RSPB reserve
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Migrant Hawkers119 viewsseen here mating in front of the Public Hide @ Leighton Moss RSPB reserve
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Migrant Hawkers132 viewsseen here mating in front of the Public Hide @ Leighton Moss RSPB reserve
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Migrant Hawker116 viewsphotographed from Public Hide @ Leighton Moss RSPB reserve
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Migrant Hawker127 viewsphotographed from Public Hide @ Leighton Moss RSPB reserve
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Migrant Hawker113 viewsphotographed from Public Hide @ Leighton Moss RSPB reserve
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Migrant Hawker123 viewsphotographed from Public Hide @ Leighton Moss RSPB reserve
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Migrant Hawker121 viewsphotographed from Public Hide @ Leighton Moss RSPB reserve
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Migrant Hawker113 viewsphotographed from Public Hide @ Leighton Moss RSPB reserve
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Common Hawker (I think?)127 viewsFemale ovipositing on the reeds in front of Public Hide @ Leighton Moss RSPB reserve
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Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea132 viewstaken into the sun from distance using my 500mm lens which resulted in quite unusual colours. Now ID'd as a Southern Hawker becuase: - the size of its antehumeral stripes, the lack of yellow along the costa eliminates Common Hawker, the stripes on the 9th and 10th abdomen segments (rather than spots), & the small size of the anal clasper rules out Migrant Hawker.
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Migrant Hawker129 viewsphotographed from Public Hide @ Leighton Moss RSPB reserve
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Migrant Hawker136 viewsphotographed from Public Hide @ Leighton Moss RSPB reserve, likely to be a Migrant Hawker because of it's characteristically stopping mid air & hovering for a few seconds every so often - a good time to try & focus on them & get a shot.
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Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta127 viewsPublic Hide @ Leighton Moss RSPB reserve is a terrific place to try & get shots of Dragonflies in flight as they patrol up & down right in front of the hide, it probably takes 50 shots to get one decent one, but can be worth the effort.
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Common Darter109 viewsphotographed @ Leighton Moss RSPB reserve
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Common Darter124 viewsphotographed @ Leighton Moss RSPB reserve
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Large White Pieris brassicae132 viewsphotographed @ Leighton Moss RSPB reserve
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Comma131 viewsphotographed @ Leighton Moss RSPB reserve
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Speckled Wood134 viewsphotographed @ Leighton Moss RSPB reserve
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Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria115 viewsphotographed @ Leighton Moss RSPB reserve
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Red Admiral & Comma107 viewsfeeding on the Ivy that's abundant @ Leighton Moss RSPB reserve
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Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni132 viewsphotographed @ Leighton Moss RSPB reserve
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Brimstone137 viewsphotographed @ Leighton Moss RSPB reserve
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Comma118 viewsphotographed @ Leighton Moss RSPB reserve
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Comma Polygonia c-album129 viewsshowing it's trademark "Comma" on it's underwing, photographed @ Leighton Moss RSPB reserve
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