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107 views
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female Southern Hawker - Aeshna cyanea91 viewsphotographed @ Hay Bridge (members only) Nature Reserve
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male Southern Hawker - Aeshna cyanea75 viewsphotographed @ Hay Bridge (members only) Nature Reserve
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male Southern Hawker - Aeshna cyanea88 viewsphotographed @ Hay Bridge (members only) Nature Reserve
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male Southern Hawker - Aeshna cyanea96 viewsphotographed @ Hay Bridge (members only) Nature Reserve
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Migrant Hawker - Aeshna mixta111 viewsphotographed from Public Hide @ Leighton Moss RSPB reserve
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Migrant Hawker - Aeshna mixta97 viewsphotographed from Public Hide @ Leighton Moss RSPB reserve
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Common Hawker - Aeshna juncea103 viewsphotographed @ Foulshaw Moss, Cumbria
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Common Hawker - Aeshna juncea101 viewsphotographed @ Foulshaw Moss, Cumbria
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Migrant Hawker - Aeshna mixta116 viewsa very occasional, & very welcome, visitor to our garden, Bispham, Blackpool
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Migrant Hawker - Aeshna mixta122 viewsa very occasional, & very welcome, visitor to our garden, Bispham, Blackpool
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Migrant Hawker - Aeshna mixta126 viewsa very occasional, & very welcome, visitor to our garden, Bispham, Blackpool
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Migrant Hawker - Aeshna mixta105 viewsa very occasional, & very welcome, visitor to our garden, Bispham, Blackpool
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Migrant Hawker - Aeshna mixta115 viewsa very occasional, & very welcome, visitor to our garden, Bispham, Blackpool
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Migrant Hawker - Aeshna mixta116 viewsa very occasional, & very welcome, visitor to our garden, Bispham, Blackpool
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Migrant Hawker - Aeshna mixta111 viewsa very occasional, & very welcome, visitor to our garden, Bispham, Blackpool
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Migrant Hawker - Aeshna mixta112 viewsphotographed from Public Hide @ Leighton Moss RSPB reserve
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Brown Hawker - Aeshna grandis261 viewsthis male was the 1st Brown Hawker sighting we've had in our garden in Bispham, Blackpool
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Brown Hawker - Aeshna grandis123 viewsthis male was the 1st Brown Hawker sighting we've had in our garden in Bispham, Blackpool
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Brown Hawker - Aeshna grandis121 viewsa new visitor to our garden in Bispham, Blackpool
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Brown Hawker - Aeshna grandis116 viewsthis male was the 1st Brown Hawker sighting we've had in our garden in Bispham, Blackpool
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Brown Hawker - Aeshna grandis118 viewsthis male was the 1st Brown Hawker sighting we've had in our garden in Bispham, Blackpool
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122 views
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Migrant Hawker - Aeshna mixta113 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Migrant Hawker - Aeshna mixta456 viewsa new visitor to our garden, an immature female
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Migrant Hawker - Aeshna mixta111 viewsa new visitor to our garden, an immature female
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Migrant Hawker - Aeshna mixta104 viewsa new visitor to our garden, an immature female
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Migrant Hawker - Aeshna mixta114 viewsa new visitor to our garden, an immature female
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Migrant Hawker - Aeshna mixta109 viewsa new visitor to our garden, an immature female
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Migrant Hawker - Aeshna mixta108 viewsa new visitor to our garden, an immature female
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Migrant Hawker - Aeshna mixta101 viewsa new visitor to our garden, an immature female
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Migrant Hawker - Aeshna mixta112 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Migrant Hawker - Aeshna mixta103 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Migrant Hawker - Aeshna mixta116 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Migrant Hawker - Aeshna mixta127 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Migrant Hawker - Aeshna mixta109 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Migrant Hawker - Aeshna mixta98 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Migrant Hawker - Aeshna mixta107 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Migrant Hawker311 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Migrant Hawker123 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Hawker Dragonfly164 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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Migrant Hawker92 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Migrant Hawker114 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Migrant Hawker119 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Migrant Hawker120 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Migrant Hawker113 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Migrant Hawker121 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Migrant Hawker122 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Migrant Hawkers122 viewsseen here mating in front of the Public Hide @ Leighton Moss RSPB reserve
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Migrant Hawkers103 viewsseen here mating in front of the Public Hide @ Leighton Moss RSPB reserve
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Migrant Hawkers118 viewsseen here mating in front of the Public Hide @ Leighton Moss RSPB reserve
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Migrant Hawker105 viewsphotographed from Public Hide @ Leighton Moss RSPB reserve
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Migrant Hawker111 viewsphotographed from Public Hide @ Leighton Moss RSPB reserve
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Migrant Hawker95 viewsphotographed from Public Hide @ Leighton Moss RSPB reserve
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Migrant Hawker100 viewsphotographed from Public Hide @ Leighton Moss RSPB reserve
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Migrant Hawker106 viewsphotographed from Public Hide @ Leighton Moss RSPB reserve
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Migrant Hawker103 viewsphotographed from Public Hide @ Leighton Moss RSPB reserve
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Common Hawker (I think?)109 viewsFemale ovipositing on the reeds in front of Public Hide @ Leighton Moss RSPB reserve
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Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea119 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 Hawker114 viewsphotographed from Public Hide @ Leighton Moss RSPB reserve
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Migrant Hawker114 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 mixta114 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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Brown Hawker164 viewsThis female Brown Hawker is seen here ovipositing on an old tyre, I doubt that the eggs will go onto hatch.
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Brown Hawker138 viewsovipositing at the waters edge @ Todderstaffe Hall near Singleton
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Brown Hawker133 viewsphotographed at Todderstaffe Hall near Singleton
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Brown Hawker131 viewsoviposting at the waters edge, photographed at Todderstaffe Hall near Singleton
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Brown Hawker131 viewsoviposting at the waters edge, photographed at Todderstaffe Hall near Singleton
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Brown Hawker135 viewsoviposting at the waters edge , photographed at Todderstaffe Hall near Singleton
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Migrant Hawker (male)134 viewsLook for the Golf T mark at the base of the abdomen to confirm ID.
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