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Southern migrant hawker Aeshna affinis

Essex, insect, odonata, wat tyler cpBy Neil-UKWildlifeAugust 10, 20123 Comments

There were a few people in Wat Tyler CP today looking for the Southern migrant hawker dragonfly. If you are unfamiliar with this species see my last post. Today I was unable to use my long lens so didn’t get any more of it in flight, but at the end of the day I got…

Crockford Bridge: Southern damselfly and golden ringed dragonfly

insect, New forest, odonataBy Neil-UKWildlifeAugust 8, 2012Leave a comment

On Sunday I visited Crockford Bridge, a stream well known for its dragon and damselflies. My target species was the southern damselfly, one of the rarest species in the UK and one I had never seen. It didn’t take me long to find one! Here is a pic of my first ever southern damselfly! They…

Emperor dragonfly egg laying

Essex, insect, odonata, wat tyler cpBy Neil-UKWildlifeJuly 30, 20122 Comments

More recent photos from Wat Tyler Country Park. This time a female emperor dragonfly which was laying its eggs on some fallen reeds. This angle, although a bit top down, shows the tip of the abdomen in action below the surface. And I tried an in the environment shot too.

British dragonfly and damselfly emergence and flight times

Freshwater invertebrates, insect, odonataBy Neil-UKWildlifeJuly 14, 20123 Comments

A few years ago on my old blog I posted a diagram to show the emergence and flight times of all the British odonata (dragonflies and damselflies) and a seemed to be quite popular. Since then a number of new species have become established in Britain, or are at least well on their way to…

4 spotted and broad bodied chaser dragonflies and azure damselflies

Essex, insect, odonata, wat tyler cpBy Neil-UKWildlifeMay 30, 2012Leave a comment

Today at Wat Tyler there were dragonflies abound at the one pond I managed to visit in my lunch break. The first I noticed was this male broad bodied chaser On the water surface a number of azure damselflies in tandem were egg laying in the weed that was at the surface. Soon after I…

Variable damselfly and Nuctenea cornuta spider eating blue tailed damselfly

Arachnid, bird, insect, Kent, odonata, spiders, Stodmarsh, thrushBy Neil-UKWildlifeMay 29, 20121 Comment

On Sunday I popped to Stodmarsh NNR in Kent to see if I could see any hobbys or variable damselflies. I didn’t see any hobbies but I did see this pair of egg laying variable damselflies in tandem: I also spotted a Nuctenea cornuta spider capturing blue tailed damselfly pair As I watched it first…

Scarce chaser dragonfly, greek marsh frog, mammoth wasp and beautiful demosielle

amphibian, insect, odonataBy Neil-UKWildlifeMay 13, 2012Leave a comment

On a trip to a reservoir in kefalonia we saw some interesting stuff. There were scarce chaser dragonflies flying around. There were greek marsh frogs. This mammoth wasp was on a flower. A blue tailed damselfly perched nicely. As did this beautiful demoiselle.

Hawker dragonfly nymph close up with water boatman and water louse

Essex, Freshwater invertebrates, insect, odonata, wat tyler cp, water boatman, water louseBy Neil-UKWildlifeFebruary 23, 20121 Comment

Carrying on from my last post, the pond photography session gave me my best ever hawker dragonfly nymph. I got it from various angles, including these two in which you can really see that mask or labium they use to catch prey, under slung below the head. I also got a top down shot. I…

Hawker Dragonfly Nymph

Essex, Freshwater invertebrates, insect, odonata, wat tyler cpBy Neil-UKWildlifeFebruary 9, 20122 Comments

A few more from the pond dipping session.  Some photos of a hawker dragonfly nymph. Here is a close up of the head. And probably my favourite shot.

Southern Hawker Dragonfly just emerged

epping forest, Essex, insect, odonataBy Neil-UKWildlifeJanuary 15, 20121 Comment

Back In July I was at Wake Valley Pond one morning when I came across a southern hawker dragonfly that had just emerged. I got some close ups of it. And some different angles.

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