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female Southern Hawker - Aeshna cyanea28 viewsphotographed @ Hay Bridge (members only) Nature Reserve
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male Southern Hawker - Aeshna cyanea26 viewsphotographed @ Hay Bridge (members only) Nature Reserve
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male Southern Hawker - Aeshna cyanea26 viewsphotographed @ Hay Bridge (members only) Nature Reserve
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male Southern Hawker - Aeshna cyanea46 viewsphotographed @ Hay Bridge (members only) Nature Reserve
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Migrant Hawker - Aeshna mixta63 viewsphotographed from Public Hide @ Leighton Moss RSPB reserve
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Migrant Hawker - Aeshna mixta65 viewsphotographed from Public Hide @ Leighton Moss RSPB reserve
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Common Hawker - Aeshna juncea63 viewsphotographed @ Foulshaw Moss, Cumbria
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Common Hawker - Aeshna juncea64 viewsphotographed @ Foulshaw Moss, Cumbria
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Migrant Hawker - Aeshna mixta92 viewsa very occasional, & very welcome, visitor to our garden, Bispham, Blackpool
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Migrant Hawker - Aeshna mixta91 viewsa very occasional, & very welcome, visitor to our garden, Bispham, Blackpool
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Migrant Hawker - Aeshna mixta91 viewsa very occasional, & very welcome, visitor to our garden, Bispham, Blackpool
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Migrant Hawker - Aeshna mixta83 viewsa very occasional, & very welcome, visitor to our garden, Bispham, Blackpool
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Migrant Hawker - Aeshna mixta82 viewsa very occasional, & very welcome, visitor to our garden, Bispham, Blackpool
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Migrant Hawker - Aeshna mixta83 viewsa very occasional, & very welcome, visitor to our garden, Bispham, Blackpool
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Migrant Hawker - Aeshna mixta79 viewsa very occasional, & very welcome, visitor to our garden, Bispham, Blackpool
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Migrant Hawker - Aeshna mixta66 viewsphotographed from Public Hide @ Leighton Moss RSPB reserve
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Brown Hawker - Aeshna grandis233 viewsthis male was the 1st Brown Hawker sighting we've had in our garden in Bispham, Blackpool
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Brown Hawker - Aeshna grandis82 viewsthis male was the 1st Brown Hawker sighting we've had in our garden in Bispham, Blackpool
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Brown Hawker - Aeshna grandis83 viewsa new visitor to our garden in Bispham, Blackpool
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Brown Hawker - Aeshna grandis80 viewsthis male was the 1st Brown Hawker sighting we've had in our garden in Bispham, Blackpool
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Brown Hawker - Aeshna grandis81 viewsthis male was the 1st Brown Hawker sighting we've had in our garden in Bispham, Blackpool
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Migrant Hawker - Aeshna mixta72 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Migrant Hawker - Aeshna mixta404 viewsa new visitor to our garden, an immature female
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Migrant Hawker - Aeshna mixta78 viewsa new visitor to our garden, an immature female
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Migrant Hawker - Aeshna mixta73 viewsa new visitor to our garden, an immature female
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Migrant Hawker - Aeshna mixta76 viewsa new visitor to our garden, an immature female
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Migrant Hawker - Aeshna mixta74 viewsa new visitor to our garden, an immature female
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Migrant Hawker - Aeshna mixta71 viewsa new visitor to our garden, an immature female
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Migrant Hawker - Aeshna mixta70 viewsa new visitor to our garden, an immature female
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Migrant Hawker - Aeshna mixta73 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Migrant Hawker - Aeshna mixta71 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Migrant Hawker - Aeshna mixta75 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Migrant Hawker - Aeshna mixta78 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Migrant Hawker - Aeshna mixta79 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Migrant Hawker - Aeshna mixta75 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Migrant Hawker - Aeshna mixta71 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Migrant Hawker272 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Migrant Hawker70 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Hawker Dragonfly126 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 Hawker71 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Migrant Hawker74 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Migrant Hawker80 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Migrant Hawker75 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Migrant Hawker73 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Migrant Hawker72 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Migrant Hawker73 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Migrant Hawkers66 viewsseen here mating in front of the Public Hide @ Leighton Moss RSPB reserve
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Migrant Hawkers65 viewsseen here mating in front of the Public Hide @ Leighton Moss RSPB reserve
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Migrant Hawkers66 viewsseen here mating in front of the Public Hide @ Leighton Moss RSPB reserve
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Migrant Hawker66 viewsphotographed from Public Hide @ Leighton Moss RSPB reserve
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Migrant Hawker66 viewsphotographed from Public Hide @ Leighton Moss RSPB reserve
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Migrant Hawker59 viewsphotographed from Public Hide @ Leighton Moss RSPB reserve
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Migrant Hawker68 viewsphotographed from Public Hide @ Leighton Moss RSPB reserve
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Migrant Hawker61 viewsphotographed from Public Hide @ Leighton Moss RSPB reserve
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Migrant Hawker57 viewsphotographed from Public Hide @ Leighton Moss RSPB reserve
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Common Hawker (I think?)61 viewsFemale ovipositing on the reeds in front of Public Hide @ Leighton Moss RSPB reserve
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Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea75 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 Hawker69 viewsphotographed from Public Hide @ Leighton Moss RSPB reserve
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Migrant Hawker67 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 mixta71 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 Hawker118 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 Hawker98 viewsovipositing at the waters edge @ Todderstaffe Hall near Singleton
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Brown Hawker92 viewsphotographed at Todderstaffe Hall near Singleton
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Brown Hawker87 viewsoviposting at the waters edge, photographed at Todderstaffe Hall near Singleton
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Brown Hawker86 viewsoviposting at the waters edge, photographed at Todderstaffe Hall near Singleton
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Brown Hawker89 viewsoviposting at the waters edge , photographed at Todderstaffe Hall near Singleton
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Migrant Hawker (male)105 viewsLook for the Golf T mark at the base of the abdomen to confirm ID.
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