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54 views
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96 views
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female Southern Hawker - Aeshna cyanea51 viewsphotographed @ Hay Bridge (members only) Nature Reserve
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male Southern Hawker - Aeshna cyanea51 viewsphotographed @ Hay Bridge (members only) Nature Reserve
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male Southern Hawker - Aeshna cyanea63 viewsphotographed @ Hay Bridge (members only) Nature Reserve
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male Southern Hawker - Aeshna cyanea81 viewsphotographed @ Hay Bridge (members only) Nature Reserve
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118 views
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Migrant Hawker - Aeshna mixta91 viewsphotographed from Public Hide @ Leighton Moss RSPB reserve
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Migrant Hawker - Aeshna mixta84 viewsphotographed from Public Hide @ Leighton Moss RSPB reserve
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Common Hawker - Aeshna juncea96 viewsphotographed @ Foulshaw Moss, Cumbria
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Common Hawker - Aeshna juncea93 viewsphotographed @ Foulshaw Moss, Cumbria
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Migrant Hawker - Aeshna mixta109 viewsa very occasional, & very welcome, visitor to our garden, Bispham, Blackpool
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Migrant Hawker - Aeshna mixta111 viewsa very occasional, & very welcome, visitor to our garden, Bispham, Blackpool
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Migrant Hawker - Aeshna mixta112 viewsa very occasional, & very welcome, visitor to our garden, Bispham, Blackpool
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Migrant Hawker - Aeshna mixta98 viewsa very occasional, & very welcome, visitor to our garden, Bispham, Blackpool
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Migrant Hawker - Aeshna mixta105 viewsa very occasional, & very welcome, visitor to our garden, Bispham, Blackpool
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Migrant Hawker - Aeshna mixta101 viewsa very occasional, & very welcome, visitor to our garden, Bispham, Blackpool
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Migrant Hawker - Aeshna mixta99 viewsa very occasional, & very welcome, visitor to our garden, Bispham, Blackpool
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Migrant Hawker - Aeshna mixta93 viewsphotographed from Public Hide @ Leighton Moss RSPB reserve
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Brown Hawker - Aeshna grandis246 viewsthis male was the 1st Brown Hawker sighting we've had in our garden in Bispham, Blackpool
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Brown Hawker - Aeshna grandis101 viewsthis male was the 1st Brown Hawker sighting we've had in our garden in Bispham, Blackpool
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Brown Hawker - Aeshna grandis103 viewsa new visitor to our garden in Bispham, Blackpool
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Brown Hawker - Aeshna grandis101 viewsthis male was the 1st Brown Hawker sighting we've had in our garden in Bispham, Blackpool
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Brown Hawker - Aeshna grandis101 viewsthis male was the 1st Brown Hawker sighting we've had in our garden in Bispham, Blackpool
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Migrant Hawker - Aeshna mixta105 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Migrant Hawker - Aeshna mixta437 viewsa new visitor to our garden, an immature female
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Migrant Hawker - Aeshna mixta99 viewsa new visitor to our garden, an immature female
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Migrant Hawker - Aeshna mixta91 viewsa new visitor to our garden, an immature female
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Migrant Hawker - Aeshna mixta99 viewsa new visitor to our garden, an immature female
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Migrant Hawker - Aeshna mixta98 viewsa new visitor to our garden, an immature female
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Migrant Hawker - Aeshna mixta94 viewsa new visitor to our garden, an immature female
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Migrant Hawker - Aeshna mixta92 viewsa new visitor to our garden, an immature female
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Migrant Hawker - Aeshna mixta98 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Migrant Hawker - Aeshna mixta87 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Migrant Hawker - Aeshna mixta99 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Migrant Hawker - Aeshna mixta101 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Migrant Hawker - Aeshna mixta95 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Migrant Hawker - Aeshna mixta86 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Migrant Hawker - Aeshna mixta95 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Migrant Hawker294 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Migrant Hawker108 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Hawker Dragonfly147 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 Hawker86 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Migrant Hawker100 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Migrant Hawker100 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Migrant Hawker100 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Migrant Hawker100 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Migrant Hawker103 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Migrant Hawker102 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Migrant Hawkers97 viewsseen here mating in front of the Public Hide @ Leighton Moss RSPB reserve
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Migrant Hawkers90 viewsseen here mating in front of the Public Hide @ Leighton Moss RSPB reserve
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Migrant Hawkers95 viewsseen here mating in front of the Public Hide @ Leighton Moss RSPB reserve
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Migrant Hawker93 viewsphotographed from Public Hide @ Leighton Moss RSPB reserve
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Migrant Hawker95 viewsphotographed from Public Hide @ Leighton Moss RSPB reserve
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Migrant Hawker88 viewsphotographed from Public Hide @ Leighton Moss RSPB reserve
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Migrant Hawker86 viewsphotographed from Public Hide @ Leighton Moss RSPB reserve
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Migrant Hawker93 viewsphotographed from Public Hide @ Leighton Moss RSPB reserve
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Migrant Hawker91 viewsphotographed from Public Hide @ Leighton Moss RSPB reserve
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Common Hawker (I think?)91 viewsFemale ovipositing on the reeds in front of Public Hide @ Leighton Moss RSPB reserve
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Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea100 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 Hawker96 viewsphotographed from Public Hide @ Leighton Moss RSPB reserve
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Migrant Hawker95 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 mixta97 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 Hawker148 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 Hawker121 viewsovipositing at the waters edge @ Todderstaffe Hall near Singleton
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Brown Hawker118 viewsphotographed at Todderstaffe Hall near Singleton
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Brown Hawker110 viewsoviposting at the waters edge, photographed at Todderstaffe Hall near Singleton
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Brown Hawker109 viewsoviposting at the waters edge, photographed at Todderstaffe Hall near Singleton
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Brown Hawker115 viewsoviposting at the waters edge , photographed at Todderstaffe Hall near Singleton
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Migrant Hawker (male)124 viewsLook for the Golf T mark at the base of the abdomen to confirm ID.
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