There Be Dragons Here..........

Diminuendo

Diminuendo

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I have a few photos to share with you of a creature that I have come to love. The more I see of them the more I want to see. I am lucky enough to live near a couple of places that have these fantastic creatures in abundance. Take a look at the craftsmanship in the bodywork.
Dragonflies...........................


This is a male Broad Bodied Chaser.

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Female Broad Bodied Chaser. This one Muttley and I spotted near Silverstone. I reckon it could outdo those F1 cars anyday. They are the most fantastic flyers.

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I am not sure what breed this is, I am still trying to work it out, it's a hawker, but which sort I don't know. Female laying her eggs.

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Another Broad Bodied Chaser. I took this one yesterday . This beauty has spotted something on the other side of the reed.

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Here she is again with her prey!

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Another of the female. What a beauty.
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The harder she works the luckier she gets.
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Thanks for that Colin! :D

Cricketfan, the camera is pretty good, but these sort of pics are down to the type of lens used. To get these pics I used a quality lens and a bit of patience.

Colin, chasers have quite stocky bodies and hawkers have long slender ones. Both are pretty big in size.

Here is a link to a page with the UK species on to help.

UK Dragonflies
 
The intricate detail on the wings is amazing. Great photos Diminuendo! I especially love the photo of the female with her prey.
 
I love Dragon Flies. We went strawberry picking yesterday and the girls were stood watching one for ages. Beautiful creatures.
 
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