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120 views
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female Southern Hawker - Aeshna cyanea97 viewsphotographed @ Hay Bridge (members only) Nature Reserve
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male Southern Hawker - Aeshna cyanea79 viewsphotographed @ Hay Bridge (members only) Nature Reserve
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male Southern Hawker - Aeshna cyanea100 viewsphotographed @ Hay Bridge (members only) Nature Reserve
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male Southern Hawker - Aeshna cyanea106 viewsphotographed @ Hay Bridge (members only) Nature Reserve
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60 views
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60 views
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54 views
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54 views
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142 views
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Migrant Hawker - Aeshna mixta119 viewsphotographed from Public Hide @ Leighton Moss RSPB reserve
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Migrant Hawker - Aeshna mixta101 viewsphotographed from Public Hide @ Leighton Moss RSPB reserve
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Common Hawker - Aeshna juncea111 viewsphotographed @ Foulshaw Moss, Cumbria
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Common Hawker - Aeshna juncea111 viewsphotographed @ Foulshaw Moss, Cumbria
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Migrant Hawker - Aeshna mixta131 viewsa very occasional, & very welcome, visitor to our garden, Bispham, Blackpool
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Migrant Hawker - Aeshna mixta134 viewsa very occasional, & very welcome, visitor to our garden, Bispham, Blackpool
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Migrant Hawker - Aeshna mixta147 viewsa very occasional, & very welcome, visitor to our garden, Bispham, Blackpool
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Migrant Hawker - Aeshna mixta120 viewsa very occasional, & very welcome, visitor to our garden, Bispham, Blackpool
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Migrant Hawker - Aeshna mixta122 viewsa very occasional, & very welcome, visitor to our garden, Bispham, Blackpool
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Migrant Hawker - Aeshna mixta129 viewsa very occasional, & very welcome, visitor to our garden, Bispham, Blackpool
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Migrant Hawker - Aeshna mixta129 viewsa very occasional, & very welcome, visitor to our garden, Bispham, Blackpool
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Migrant Hawker - Aeshna mixta125 viewsphotographed from Public Hide @ Leighton Moss RSPB reserve
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Brown Hawker - Aeshna grandis272 viewsthis male was the 1st Brown Hawker sighting we've had in our garden in Bispham, Blackpool
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Brown Hawker - Aeshna grandis136 viewsthis male was the 1st Brown Hawker sighting we've had in our garden in Bispham, Blackpool
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Brown Hawker - Aeshna grandis133 viewsa new visitor to our garden in Bispham, Blackpool
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Brown Hawker - Aeshna grandis125 viewsthis male was the 1st Brown Hawker sighting we've had in our garden in Bispham, Blackpool
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Brown Hawker - Aeshna grandis131 viewsthis male was the 1st Brown Hawker sighting we've had in our garden in Bispham, Blackpool
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132 views
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Migrant Hawker - Aeshna mixta117 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Migrant Hawker - Aeshna mixta467 viewsa new visitor to our garden, an immature female
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Migrant Hawker - Aeshna mixta123 viewsa new visitor to our garden, an immature female
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Migrant Hawker - Aeshna mixta117 viewsa new visitor to our garden, an immature female
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Migrant Hawker - Aeshna mixta122 viewsa new visitor to our garden, an immature female
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Migrant Hawker - Aeshna mixta116 viewsa new visitor to our garden, an immature female
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Migrant Hawker - Aeshna mixta131 viewsa new visitor to our garden, an immature female
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Migrant Hawker - Aeshna mixta117 viewsa new visitor to our garden, an immature female
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Migrant Hawker - Aeshna mixta119 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Migrant Hawker - Aeshna mixta107 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Migrant Hawker - Aeshna mixta123 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Migrant Hawker - Aeshna mixta134 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Migrant Hawker - Aeshna mixta116 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Migrant Hawker - Aeshna mixta103 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Migrant Hawker - Aeshna mixta111 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Migrant Hawker319 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Migrant Hawker132 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Hawker Dragonfly173 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 Hawker100 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Migrant Hawker119 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Migrant Hawker126 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Migrant Hawker129 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Migrant Hawker117 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Migrant Hawker129 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Migrant Hawker127 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Migrant Hawkers132 viewsseen here mating in front of the Public Hide @ Leighton Moss RSPB reserve
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Migrant Hawkers114 viewsseen here mating in front of the Public Hide @ Leighton Moss RSPB reserve
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Migrant Hawkers128 viewsseen here mating in front of the Public Hide @ Leighton Moss RSPB reserve
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Migrant Hawker112 viewsphotographed from Public Hide @ Leighton Moss RSPB reserve
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Migrant Hawker121 viewsphotographed from Public Hide @ Leighton Moss RSPB reserve
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Migrant Hawker108 viewsphotographed from Public Hide @ Leighton Moss RSPB reserve
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Migrant Hawker112 viewsphotographed from Public Hide @ Leighton Moss RSPB reserve
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Migrant Hawker115 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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Common Hawker (I think?)119 viewsFemale ovipositing on the reeds in front of Public Hide @ Leighton Moss RSPB reserve
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Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea127 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 Hawker127 viewsphotographed from Public Hide @ Leighton Moss RSPB reserve
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Migrant Hawker127 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 mixta122 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 Hawker174 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 Hawker147 viewsovipositing at the waters edge @ Todderstaffe Hall near Singleton
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Brown Hawker136 viewsphotographed at Todderstaffe Hall near Singleton
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Brown Hawker137 viewsoviposting at the waters edge, photographed at Todderstaffe Hall near Singleton
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Brown Hawker136 viewsoviposting at the waters edge, photographed at Todderstaffe Hall near Singleton
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Brown Hawker141 viewsoviposting at the waters edge , photographed at Todderstaffe Hall near Singleton
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Migrant Hawker (male)141 viewsLook for the Golf T mark at the base of the abdomen to confirm ID.
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