
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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Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea124 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 Hawkers124 viewsseen here mating in front of the Public Hide @ Leighton Moss RSPB reserve
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Brimstone123 viewsphotographed @ Leighton Moss RSPB reserve
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Comma122 viewsphotographed @ Leighton Moss RSPB reserve
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Blue-tailed Damselfly122 views
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Migrant Hawkers121 viewsseen here mating in front of the Public Hide @ Leighton Moss RSPB reserve
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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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Migrant Hawker - Aeshna mixta115 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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Comma Polygonia c-album114 viewsshowing it's trademark "Comma" on it's underwing, photographed @ Leighton Moss RSPB reserve
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Migrant Hawker114 viewsphotographed from Public Hide @ Leighton Moss RSPB reserve
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Migrant Hawker - Aeshna mixta114 viewsphotographed from Public Hide @ Leighton Moss RSPB reserve
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Speckled Wood114 viewsphotographed @ Leighton Moss RSPB reserve
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Common Darter113 viewsphotographed @ Leighton Moss RSPB reserve
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Large White Pieris brassicae112 viewsphotographed @ Leighton Moss RSPB reserve
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Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni110 viewsphotographed @ Leighton Moss RSPB reserve
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Comma110 viewsphotographed @ Leighton Moss RSPB reserve
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Migrant Hawker109 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 Hawkers108 viewsseen here mating in front of the Public Hide @ Leighton Moss RSPB reserve
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Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria108 viewsphotographed @ Leighton Moss RSPB reserve
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Migrant Hawker107 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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Red Admiral & Comma102 viewsfeeding on the Ivy that's abundant @ Leighton Moss RSPB reserve
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Migrant Hawker101 viewsphotographed from Public Hide @ Leighton Moss RSPB reserve
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Little Emerald caterpillar100 viewsphotgraphed from the causeway @ Leighton Moss RSPB reserve
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Common Darter99 viewsphotographed @ Leighton Moss RSPB reserve
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Migrant Hawker - Aeshna mixta99 viewsphotographed from Public Hide @ Leighton Moss RSPB reserve
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