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.



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17 comments:

  1. Jo29 October 2015 at 10:10

    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. Hootin Anni29 October 2015 at 10:47

    What an impressive photo, Adam!!!

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  3. Unknown29 October 2015 at 11:56

    Lovely photo! Dragonflies are gorgeous critters.

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  4. Breathtaking29 October 2015 at 15:50

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

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  5. This N That29 October 2015 at 18:08

    Wow..Super shot..nice catch!

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  6. Ida30 October 2015 at 03:36

    What pretty colors this one has.

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  7. NCSue30 October 2015 at 09:29

    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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  8. Pierced Wonderings31 October 2015 at 03:09

    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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  9. Anonymous31 October 2015 at 04:42

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

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  10. eileeninmd31 October 2015 at 12:29

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

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  11. TexWisGirl31 October 2015 at 13:08

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

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  12. Rajesh31 October 2015 at 13:49

    Beautiful dragon fly.

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  13. Snap31 October 2015 at 14:05

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

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  14. Lea31 October 2015 at 14:15

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

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  15. Phil Slade31 October 2015 at 15:34

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

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  16. Margaret Birding For Pleasure31 October 2015 at 16:26

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

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  17. sandyland31 October 2015 at 20:41

    amazing color

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