Let me know when that tide's coming in won't you

Let me know when that tide's coming in won't you

Thursday 29 October 2015

Southern Hawker Dragonfly

I was sat in the Ron Barker hide at Martin Mere watching the thousands of Pink-footed Geese the other week, when I noticed quite a few dragonfly still about.  I'm not saying I was bored, but my attention was turned to watching these majestic dragonflies for several minutes.
These were the Southern Hawker variety. One of the more common species in this country and indeed across Europe.
I've never photographed one in flight, but this one stopped outside the hide long enough for me to get a focus on it and push the button.



17 comments:

  1. Nothing like this beautiful creature to take your eyes off the Pink footed geese! What a stunning image. thanks for sharing. Jo

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  2. What an impressive photo, Adam!!!

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  3. Lovely photo! Dragonflies are gorgeous critters.

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  4. Hello Adam!:) Yes, it is magestic, and a great capture.

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  5. What pretty colors this one has.

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  6. Marvelous macro image!
    I hope you’ll drop by and share at http://image-in-ing.blogspot.com/2015/10/a-visit-to-madame-tussauds.html

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  7. Beautiful shot! Dragonflies kinda creepy me out a bit when I look at them closely. As long as I don't pay a lot of attention, we're good ;)

    Thank you for sharing with us at Photo Friday!

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  8. So colorful, looks like it was painted with a brush.

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  9. Hello Adam, pretty dragonfly shot. Thank you so much for linking up and sharing your post. Have a happy weekend!

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  10. they're fascinating creatures. (as would 1000 pink-footed geese be.) :)

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  11. I've never been able to capture a butterfly. They are so beautiful .. as is this one. Happy Critter Day!

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  12. Dragonflies are so interesting. Good photo!
    Have a great week-end!
    Lea

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  13. It's getting late for dragonflies Adam. Is this the dragonfly I confuse with Emperor?

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  14. very late for Dragonflies but lovely to see. Have a lovely weekend.

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