Southern Hawker (Explored 22 September 2020)
I always have a resident Southern Hawker around my pond this time of year and 2020 is no exception. I was happy to be able to capture this male in flight a couple of weeks ago.
Broad-bodied Chaser ♂️
Another shot of the male Broad-bodied Chaser on my garden pond.
Large Red Damselfly ♂️
Nice to see some action on my garden pond over the last couple of weeks including a few Large Red Damselflies.
Broad-bodied Chaser ♂️
A lovely mature male Broad-bodied Chaser settled around my garden pond for a few hours, posing nicely for me. The Smoke Bush provided the background for this shot.
Large Red Damselfly ♂️
A male Large Red Damselfly resting on a Bleeding Heart in my garden this week
Beautiful Demoiselle ♂️
My first visit to my local site near the River Tavy for Marbled Whites was unsuccessful but did manage this shot of a male Beautiful Demoiselle.
Southern Hawker (m) (Explored 11 September 2016)
Close-up of my resident male Southern Hawker at rest on the white Buddleia
Common Darter
Caught in the sun on my garden pond doing the obelisk pose!
Southern Hawker 3
Spent some more time at my garden pond with my resident male Southern Hawker hoping to get some close-up flight shots – this was one the results.
Southern Hawker (m)
A regular visitor to my garden pond, pleased to catch a head-on in-flight shot of him
Golden-ringed Dragonfly
Found this beauty on my local patch in August and managed to get really close to him for a few shots.
Common Darter
Staying with the theme of Dragonflies here’s a Common Darter taken in the same meadow as my recent Butterfly shots.
This is an uncropped image and well worth viewing fullscreen!
Southern Hawker (m) 2
Another angle on the male Southern Hawker in flight over my garden pond
Balancing
Azure Damselfly on my garden pond
X-wing
A Large Red Damselfly doing a great impression of an X-wing fighter from Star Wars!!
Beautiful Demoiselle (m)
From the local meadow where the Marbled Whites and Heath Spotted Orchids can be found.
Scarce Blue-tailed Damselfly – Ischnura pumilio aurantiaca (immature female)
A very rare species of Damselfly found at Meeth Quarry Nature Reserve during my visit last Saturday
Four-spotted Chaser
One more from Meeth Quarry Nature Reserve
Common Darter
Another from my recent visit to Meeth Quarry Nature Reserve
Azure Damselfly (m)
From my garden pond when the sun was out!
Four-spotted Chaser (m) II
Another angle on the Four-spotted Chaser that visited my garden pond this week. I also found an Exuvia which means this is likely come from my pond!
Four-spotted Chaser (m)
Lots of activity around my garden pond this week in the hot weather including a first, a male Four-spotted Chaser Dragonfly.
Beautiful Demoiselle (m) (Explored 7 June 2016)
One of my favourite Odonata species discovered by the Brook near to my house last week. This is an immature male identified by the brown rather than blue wings of a mature male.
Beautiful Demoiselle (f)
As a comparison to yesterday’s male this is the female Beautiful Demoiselle.
Mating Large Red Damselflies
A pair of Large Red Damselflies mating on an Aquilegia flower near my garden pond.
Large Red Damselfly (Explored 12 May 2016)
These have been emerging from my garden pond during the warm weather recently.
Southern Hawker (Aeshna cyanea)
A male Southern Hawker in-flight over my pond this week
Common Darter
Taken near my garden in the first week of September during the warmer weather. Hoping the Indian summer arrives to extend the Dragonfly season a little longer
Common Darter (male)
Taken at Cotehele House & Gardens, Cornwall National Trust this week
Male Beautiful Demoiselle
From the same Meadow as the Marbled Whites
Beautiful Demoiselle (male)
Taken at Burrator Reservoir Aboretum last week
Broad-bodied Chaser (male)
Another shot of the visiting male Broad-bodied Chaser around my pond, perched on a Water Iris
Broad-bodied Chaser
A visitor to my pond this week
Female Common Blue Damselfly
Another shot from Meeth Quarry nature reserve, a great site for Damsels and Dragons
Love is in the air
A mating pair of Large Red Damselflies on an Iris stem in my garden pond
Large Red Damselfly
Spotted near my pond this week, this male sat lovely and still for me.
Large Red Damselfly
From my garden pond, this male dropped his tail nicely to reveal his wing detail.
Damselfly
The first Damselfly I’ve seen this season, spotted in my garden. If anyone can help me with the ID I would be very grateful!
Southern Hawker
Another Dragonfly that frequented my newly acquired pond during the sunny period in September.
Common Darter (male)
My first post for over a month (after moving house) this male Common Darter Dragonfly was taken in my new garden (I now have a pond) back in September.
Mating Ruddy Darters
A mating pair of Ruddy Darter Dragonflies
Blue-tailed Damselflies
Taken in the evening in the fields around my house in Suffolk
Blue-tailed Damselfly – female ‘heterachrome’ form
Spotted in the fields behind my house I believe this is a female Blue-tailed Damselfly, possibly rufescens form!
Banded Demoiselle (female)
Taken at Long Melford Country Park
Large Red Damselfly
Taken by the River Stour in Long Melford Country Park
Banded Demoiselle (male)
Taken at Long Melford Country Park, lots of them flitting around by the riverbank
Azure Damselfly
This Damselfly stayed really still for me whilst munching on his lunch to allow me to get really close for this shot! Taken in my garden in Suffolk.
Azure Damselfly
Taken in my garden in Suffolk this week
Dragonfly on a wire
A Brown hawker
