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Dragonflies & Damselflies Page 24
Image Taken on 09 Aug 2023
at 15:52 Image of day on 29 Sep 2023
The dominant Dragonfly here at the moment (and most years) is the Migrant Hawker.
There are sometimes 5 or more in flight over the meadow.
The style of annal appendage tells us that this is a female - missing from the filename.
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Image Taken on 14 Sep 2022
at 14:30 Image of day on 23 Oct 2022
This flying Migrant hawker dragonfly montage is accurately spaced at 7 frames per second.
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Image Taken on 08 Aug 2022
at 12:13 Image of day on 21 Sep 2022
Most years we get a good show of Migrant Hawker Dragonflies at the south end of
the access track, and in the evenings over the meadow. Here is a little sample,
starting with Migrant Hawkers near the gate.
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Image Taken on 24 Sep 2021
at 12:46 Image of day on 06 Nov 2021
This Migrant Hawker Dragonfly was flying along the avenue of Lombardy
Poplar trees. Here shown at 8 frames per second accurately montaged.
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Image Taken on 16 Aug 2023
at 13:03 Image of day on 08 Oct 2023
At the time we couldn't see that the Dragonfly at the top left was busy
carrying a midge, undoubtedly sucking it dry for the nutritional fluid.
Here are 3 of the pics from the montage in more detail.
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Image Taken on 10 Aug 2021
at 17:50 Image of day on 19 Sep 2021
Migrant Hawker Dragonflies seem to fly at lower temperatures than other Hawker
species we see here. This female has caught something held in her folded legs,
and is eating it 'on the wing' as they do. The insert is the insect on the right.
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Image Taken on 24 Sep 2021
at 12:45 Image of day on 06 Nov 2021
When the sun appears for more than a few minutes various Dragonflies appear.
Here is a Migrant Hawker Dragonfly in flight.
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Image Taken on 14 Aug 2021
at 15:21 Image of day on 25 Sep 2021
The afternoon sunshine brought out a few Hawker Dragonflies.
This is a male Migrant Hawker Dragonfly perched on a blackberry stem,
photographed from the side.
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Image Taken on 19 Sep 2020
at 13:08 Image of day on 06 Nov 2020
A male Migrant Hawker Dragonfly stops for a moment on a cut Blackberry stem.
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Image Taken on 10 Sep 2015
at 10:27 Image of day on 05 Nov 2015
A Migrant Hawker Dragonfly warming himself in the weak sunshine.
We love the light blue colour (Turquoise or Cyan according to taste).
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Image Taken on 14 Sep 2012
at 11:09 Image of day on 28 Oct 2012
Despite air temperatures reaching only about 18C the Hawker
dragonflies are still about whenever the sun comes out. This is a
male Migrant Hawker hanging from a bramble stem to warm up in the sun.
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Image Taken on 27 Aug 2010
at 12:12 Image of day on 13 Oct 2010
Another individual (different detail in the markings) has chosen
the end of a pine cone to bask.
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Image Taken on 28 Aug 2010
at 15:18 Image of day on 13 Oct 2010
A line of Lodgepole pines at the edge of our mini-meadow facing roughly
South are not ideal for the trees behind but they make a magnet for dragonflies
on cool but sunny days. This is a Migrant Hawker Dragonfly sunning itself
before setting off on another patrol.
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Image Taken on 29 Aug 2018
at 15:31 Image of day on 19 Oct 2018
A male Migrant Hawker Dragonfly glides by with his latest afternoon snack,
then veers away dropping the indigestible bits as he went.
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Image Taken on 08 Aug 2022
at 12:14 Image of day on 21 Sep 2022
Here we caught a male Migrant Hawker Dragonfly finishing sucking a midge dry
and dropping the empty exoskeleton. That dot below the 3rd from the left Dragonfly
is the dropped insect you can see just being released in the second pic.
Immediately the prey has gone the legs move back to their aerodynamic
position.
Frame rate is 8 fps throughout this selection
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Image Taken on 22 Aug 2020
at 15:55 Image of day on 06 Oct 2020
This male Migrant Hawker Dragonfly landed to hang from one of the giant
thorns of a Blackthorn plant in a hedge.
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Image Taken on 08 Aug 2014
at 10:14 Image of day on 18 Oct 2014
We love the colour of Dock seed heads, and we suspect that
Migrant Hawker Dragonflies may be attracted to brown to perch on,
being a good camouflage colour for them.
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Image Taken on 22 Aug 2015
at 12:33 Image of day on 22 Oct 2015
This male Migrant Hawker Dragonfly is one of the smaller Hawker Dragonflies
(though still impressive perching on your hand) and is a delight to watch hunting.
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Image Taken on 22 Aug 2015
at 12:37 Image of day on 22 Oct 2015
The Migrant Hawker Dragonfly is only interested in the flower as
somewhere to perch while hunting over the pond!
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Image Taken on 01 Sep 2022
at 12:51 Image of day on 08 Oct 2022
A closer look at a male Migrant Hawker Dragonfly hunting over a concrete
access track that acts as a suntrap.
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