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126 views
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female Southern Hawker - Aeshna cyanea106 viewsphotographed @ Hay Bridge (members only) Nature Reserve
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male Southern Hawker - Aeshna cyanea85 viewsphotographed @ Hay Bridge (members only) Nature Reserve
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male Southern Hawker - Aeshna cyanea105 viewsphotographed @ Hay Bridge (members only) Nature Reserve
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male Southern Hawker - Aeshna cyanea112 viewsphotographed @ Hay Bridge (members only) Nature Reserve
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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 juncea117 viewsphotographed @ Foulshaw Moss, Cumbria
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Common Hawker - Aeshna juncea114 viewsphotographed @ Foulshaw Moss, Cumbria
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Migrant Hawker - Aeshna mixta137 viewsa very occasional, & very welcome, visitor to our garden, Bispham, Blackpool
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Migrant Hawker - Aeshna mixta143 viewsa very occasional, & very welcome, visitor to our garden, Bispham, Blackpool
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Migrant Hawker - Aeshna mixta154 viewsa very occasional, & very welcome, visitor to our garden, Bispham, Blackpool
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Migrant Hawker - Aeshna mixta128 viewsa very occasional, & very welcome, visitor to our garden, Bispham, Blackpool
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Migrant Hawker - Aeshna mixta132 viewsa very occasional, & very welcome, visitor to our garden, Bispham, Blackpool
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Migrant Hawker - Aeshna mixta140 viewsa very occasional, & very welcome, visitor to our garden, Bispham, Blackpool
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Migrant Hawker - Aeshna mixta137 viewsa very occasional, & very welcome, visitor to our garden, Bispham, Blackpool
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Migrant Hawker - Aeshna mixta126 viewsphotographed from Public Hide @ Leighton Moss RSPB reserve
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Brown Hawker - Aeshna grandis278 viewsthis male was the 1st Brown Hawker sighting we've had in our garden in Bispham, Blackpool
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Brown Hawker - Aeshna grandis141 viewsthis male was the 1st Brown Hawker sighting we've had in our garden in Bispham, Blackpool
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Brown Hawker - Aeshna grandis139 viewsa new visitor to our garden in Bispham, Blackpool
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Brown Hawker - Aeshna grandis129 viewsthis male was the 1st Brown Hawker sighting we've had in our garden in Bispham, Blackpool
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Brown Hawker - Aeshna grandis138 viewsthis male was the 1st Brown Hawker sighting we've had in our garden in Bispham, Blackpool
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143 views
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Migrant Hawker - Aeshna mixta129 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Migrant Hawker - Aeshna mixta474 viewsa new visitor to our garden, an immature female
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Migrant Hawker - Aeshna mixta132 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 mixta125 viewsa new visitor to our garden, an immature female
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Migrant Hawker - Aeshna mixta125 viewsa new visitor to our garden, an immature female
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Migrant Hawker - Aeshna mixta139 viewsa new visitor to our garden, an immature female
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Migrant Hawker - Aeshna mixta125 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 mixta111 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Migrant Hawker - Aeshna mixta127 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Migrant Hawker - Aeshna mixta137 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Migrant Hawker - Aeshna mixta120 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 mixta118 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Migrant Hawker328 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Migrant Hawker138 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Hawker Dragonfly179 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 Hawker104 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Migrant Hawker122 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Migrant Hawker129 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Migrant Hawker132 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Migrant Hawker119 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Migrant Hawker132 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Migrant Hawker130 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Migrant Hawkers138 viewsseen here mating in front of the Public Hide @ Leighton Moss RSPB reserve
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Migrant Hawkers119 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 Hawker115 viewsphotographed from Public Hide @ Leighton Moss RSPB reserve
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Migrant Hawker124 viewsphotographed from Public Hide @ Leighton Moss RSPB reserve
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Migrant Hawker110 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 Hawker119 viewsphotographed from Public Hide @ Leighton Moss RSPB reserve
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Migrant Hawker111 viewsphotographed from Public Hide @ Leighton Moss RSPB reserve
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Common Hawker (I think?)124 viewsFemale ovipositing on the reeds in front of Public Hide @ Leighton Moss RSPB reserve
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Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea128 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 Hawker133 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 mixta124 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 Hawker181 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 Hawker153 viewsovipositing at the waters edge @ Todderstaffe Hall near Singleton
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Brown Hawker144 viewsphotographed at Todderstaffe Hall near Singleton
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Brown Hawker144 viewsoviposting at the waters edge, photographed at Todderstaffe Hall near Singleton
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Brown Hawker143 viewsoviposting at the waters edge, photographed at Todderstaffe Hall near Singleton
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Brown Hawker144 viewsoviposting at the waters edge , photographed at Todderstaffe Hall near Singleton
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Migrant Hawker (male)147 viewsLook for the Golf T mark at the base of the abdomen to confirm ID.
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