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5 species of odonata in April

Essex, insect, odonata, wat tyler cpBy Neil-UKWildlifeApril 30, 20144 Comments

Yesterday I broke my dragonfly photography duck, well today I smashed it and got an unprecedented (for me) 5 species in April. Typically in April I might get my first large red damselflies, and I may have seen 1 or 2 more species in later days of April before, but 5 species is a new…

Migrant hawker dragonfly in flight

Essex, insect, odonata, wat tyler cpBy Neil-UKWildlifeJanuary 2, 2014Leave a comment

A few photos from 2012 of a Migrant hawker dragonfly in flight

Ruddy darter tandem pair in flight

Essex, insect, odonata, wat tyler cpBy Neil-UKWildlifeDecember 3, 2013Leave a comment

LAst autumn I managed to get some shots of tandem pair ruddy darters in flight as they were laying eggs. None came out perfect in focus and/or sharpness but they are OK viewed at for web size. I also got a standard perched male shot.

Egg laying emperor dragonfly

Essex, insect, odonata, wat tyler cpBy Neil-UKWildlifeNovember 9, 2013Leave a comment

Back in June I came across this emperor dragonfly egg laying in the RSPB’s pond at Wat Tyler Country Parks.

Beautiful Demoiselle nymph from Bellever, Dartmoor

Dartmoor, Devon, Freshwater invertebrates, insect, odonataBy Neil-UKWildlifeSeptember 17, 2013Leave a comment

Another thing that turned up in my river sampling was this beautiful demoiselle nymph. I placed it in my photographic aquarium and managed some close ups of this alien look creature. In this photo you can see the large ‘horn’ behind the eye which distinguishes it from the related banded demoiselle. I found it among…

Migrant hawkers in flight at Rainham Marshes

Essex, insect, odonata, RSPB RainhamBy Neil-UKWildlifeSeptember 9, 2013Leave a comment

On Sunday I popped into RSPB Rainham Marshes in hope of finding some water voles. I had no luck but did find a couple of cooperative migrant hawker males. Sadly the light was not so cooperative m, with the sun increasingly dissappearing behind clouds, and doing so as the dragonfly hovering in front of me!…

Migrant hawker, Black necked grebe and clouded yellow at RSPB Dungeness

bird, butterflies, insect, Kent, odonata, waterfowlBy Neil-UKWildlifeSeptember 6, 2013Leave a comment

While at Dungeness on Saturday I came across a migrant hawker that had settles on a gorse bush. It stayed still while I got some close ups too. I also came across this clouded yellow butterfly. A kestrel posed, though a little distantly. A keeled skimmer sat on the path. A black necked grebe (as…

Black darter dragonflies, emerald damselflies and other odonata at Thursley Common

insect, odonata, Surrey, Thursley commonBy Neil-UKWildlifeJuly 29, 2013Leave a comment

Yesterday I had my annual trip to Thursley Common, the most species rich site for dragonflies and damselflies in the country. I managed some nice photos, including these black darters (my first of the year) which posed for some shots. The black mature males were flighty and I only managed this shot of one. Some…

National Dragonfly Week 2013: Emperor Dragonfly

Factfile, insect, odonataBy Neil-UKWildlifeJuly 23, 2013Leave a comment

As its the British Dragonfly Society’s National Dragonfly week I thought I’d celebrate by posting about a species a day of these marvellous insects. First Up the Magnificent Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Its our largest dragonfly growing to 78mm in length and with a wingspan of 106mm, though some argued the female golden ringed is…

Video of Emperor dragonfly mobbed by azure damselfly

Essex, odonata, video, wat tyler cpBy Neil-UKWildlifeJuly 14, 2013Leave a comment

A couple of weeks ago I was watching a female emperor dragonfly ovipositing (egg laying) in a pond, when an azure damselfly started mobbing it. I took some video of it happening and 2 other instances and have put them together in the video below.

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