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71 views
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110 views
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female Southern Hawker - Aeshna cyanea97 viewsphotographed @ Hay Bridge (members only) Nature Reserve
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male Southern Hawker - Aeshna cyanea79 viewsphotographed @ Hay Bridge (members only) Nature Reserve
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male Southern Hawker - Aeshna cyanea100 viewsphotographed @ Hay Bridge (members only) Nature Reserve
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male Southern Hawker - Aeshna cyanea106 viewsphotographed @ Hay Bridge (members only) Nature Reserve
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134 views
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Migrant Hawker - Aeshna mixta114 viewsphotographed from Public Hide @ Leighton Moss RSPB reserve
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Migrant Hawker - Aeshna mixta98 viewsphotographed from Public Hide @ Leighton Moss RSPB reserve
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Common Hawker - Aeshna juncea105 viewsphotographed @ Foulshaw Moss, Cumbria
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Common Hawker - Aeshna juncea105 viewsphotographed @ Foulshaw Moss, Cumbria
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Migrant Hawker - Aeshna mixta119 viewsa very occasional, & very welcome, visitor to our garden, Bispham, Blackpool
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Migrant Hawker - Aeshna mixta128 viewsa very occasional, & very welcome, visitor to our garden, Bispham, Blackpool
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Migrant Hawker - Aeshna mixta132 viewsa very occasional, & very welcome, visitor to our garden, Bispham, Blackpool
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Migrant Hawker - Aeshna mixta109 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 mixta121 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 mixta115 viewsphotographed from Public Hide @ Leighton Moss RSPB reserve
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Brown Hawker - Aeshna grandis267 viewsthis male was the 1st Brown Hawker sighting we've had in our garden in Bispham, Blackpool
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Brown Hawker - Aeshna grandis126 viewsthis male was the 1st Brown Hawker sighting we've had in our garden in Bispham, Blackpool
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Brown Hawker - Aeshna grandis125 viewsa new visitor to our garden in Bispham, Blackpool
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Brown Hawker - Aeshna grandis119 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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127 views
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Migrant Hawker - Aeshna mixta117 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Migrant Hawker - Aeshna mixta458 viewsa new visitor to our garden, an immature female
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Migrant Hawker - Aeshna mixta116 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 mixta118 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 mixta112 viewsa new visitor to our garden, an immature female
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Migrant Hawker - Aeshna mixta107 viewsa new visitor to our garden, an immature female
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Migrant Hawker - Aeshna mixta117 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Migrant Hawker - Aeshna mixta106 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Migrant Hawker - Aeshna mixta119 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Migrant Hawker - Aeshna mixta131 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Migrant Hawker - Aeshna mixta113 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Migrant Hawker - Aeshna mixta101 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 Hawker316 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Migrant Hawker125 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Hawker Dragonfly167 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 Hawker96 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Migrant Hawker117 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Migrant Hawker123 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Migrant Hawker123 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Migrant Hawker116 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Migrant Hawker125 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Migrant Hawker124 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Migrant Hawkers124 viewsseen here mating in front of the Public Hide @ Leighton Moss RSPB reserve
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Migrant Hawkers108 viewsseen here mating in front of the Public Hide @ Leighton Moss RSPB reserve
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Migrant Hawkers120 viewsseen here mating in front of the Public Hide @ Leighton Moss RSPB reserve
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Migrant Hawker109 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 Hawker101 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 Hawker109 viewsphotographed from Public Hide @ Leighton Moss RSPB reserve
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Migrant Hawker107 viewsphotographed from Public Hide @ Leighton Moss RSPB reserve
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Common Hawker (I think?)115 viewsFemale ovipositing on the reeds in front of Public Hide @ Leighton Moss RSPB reserve
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Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea123 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 Hawker117 viewsphotographed from Public Hide @ Leighton Moss RSPB reserve
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Migrant Hawker116 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 mixta115 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 Hawker165 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 Hawker146 viewsovipositing at the waters edge @ Todderstaffe Hall near Singleton
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Brown Hawker135 viewsphotographed at Todderstaffe Hall near Singleton
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Brown Hawker136 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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Brown Hawker140 viewsoviposting at the waters edge , photographed at Todderstaffe Hall near Singleton
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Migrant Hawker (male)137 viewsLook for the Golf T mark at the base of the abdomen to confirm ID.
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