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Dragonflies & Damselflies Page 27
Image Taken on 25 Aug 2013
at 12:37 Image of day on 15 Oct 2013
This was an unusual moment to photograph - the legs are down even
though it had flown non-stop for at least several seconds. At 4 fps the
insect was flying towards the camera and made a right angled turn
with little forward motion (all in 250mS) and then accelerated to the left.
Do the legs change the aerodynamics to improve the turn?
Had it spotted something to eat? Dragonflies sometimes predate small butterflies, catching
them in flight.
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Image Taken on 20 Aug 2008
at 15:21 Image of day on 05 Sep 2008
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Image Taken on 10 Aug 2023
at 15:15 Image of day on 03 Oct 2023
This male Southern Hawker was dashing around over the (rather low) surface
of the main pond. Here is just over a second of flight, including a pause for
4 frames (at top right - only one shown) before dashing off in the reverse direction.
The rightmost image shows his blurred head turning in preparation for the banking.
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Image Taken on 10 Aug 2023
at 15:15 Image of day on 03 Oct 2023
Another moment during the 4 frame hover (not included in the montage).
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Image Taken on 12 Aug 2016
at 13:54 Image of day on 01 Oct 2016
Lower left is a male Common Darter Dragonfly watching over 'his' pond from a
convenient perch. Top right a male Southern Hawker Dragonfly patrolling his patch
in his own manner - endless flight over and around the pond. He kept flying close
to the Darter, who occasionally reacted but returned each time to his perch.
You don't often see Darters and Hawkers in the same image - these are the same
distance from the camera so you can compare sizes.
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Image Taken on 11 Aug 2014
at 14:46 Image of day on 20 Oct 2014
This Southern Hawker Dragonfly landed in a hedge close
to us where we grabbed this image before it flew on.
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Image Taken on 06 Aug 2009
at 11:43 Image of day on 14 Sep 2009
We generally put our 'guests' on a hawthorn hedge to fly off in their own time
and if they don't go immediately we take a few portraits.
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Image Taken on 30 Aug 2016
at 10:58 Image of day on 15 Oct 2016
A male Southern Hawker Dragonfly hovering in front of the cameraman for a couple
of seconds, drifting slowly to the left. We have picked 4 frames from the
sequence that allow accurate positioning without overlaps.
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Image Taken on 30 Aug 2016
at 10:58 Image of day on 15 Oct 2016
Another hover by the same insect.
Note how the legs are completely folded up - something you DON'T see when we
photograph Dragonflies in our flight tunnel where they are in free flight but
too soon after launch for the 'undercarriage' to have been raised.
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Image Taken on 13 Sep 2016
at 14:46 Image of day on 02 Nov 2016
This male Southern Hawker Dragonfly started hovering long enough to get the
camera on him and focus. Here are 3 frames from about 1 second of the hover.
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Image Taken on 15 Sep 2011
at 13:14 Image of day on 31 Oct 2011
Some hazy sunshine brought out this male Southern Hawker dragonfly.
The insect hovered long enough to get the camera on him for 9 frames, of which
we have selected 4 for a little montage of various wing positions.
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Image Taken on 13 Aug 2017
at 12:31 Image of day on 30 Sep 2017
3 Hours later over the Duck-shaped pond this male Souther Hawker Dragonfly was
hawking and hovering over the water. These 3 images are about 140mS apart
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Image Taken on 28 Sep 2016
at 14:05 Image of day on 15 Nov 2016
This image from a flyby shows the wonderfully complex head and thorax.
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Image Taken on 28 Sep 2016
at 14:05 Image of day on 15 Nov 2016
A Southern Hawker Dragonfly still patrols the main pond at the least show of sunshine.
Here he is hovering almost motionless (except for the wings of course) so we have
spread the images and not tried to hide the background repeats.
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Image Taken on 08 Aug 2022
at 12:24 Image of day on 23 Sep 2022
More usually found here around ponds and low over the meadow,
Southern Hawker Dragonflies mostly hawk at lower heights and slightly
more predicable paths. But usually seen singly
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Image Taken on 17 Sep 2018
at 13:57 Image of day on 06 Nov 2018
A male Southern Hawker Dragonfly over the meadow, in among
several Migrant Hawkers without obvious conflict.
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Image Taken on 26 Aug 2016
at 10:51 Image of day on 14 Oct 2016
A mid-morning flight for this male Southern Hawker Dragonfly moving through the
position of sharp focus for just this one frame as he spends the whole day
patrolling his patch around the main pond.
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Image Taken on 22 Aug 2015
at 12:16 Image of day on 21 Oct 2015
The Southern Hawker Dragonfly nearly head on to camera.
The maneuverability of these insects is amazing.
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Image Taken on 29 Sep 2011
at 15:16 Image of day on 12 Nov 2011
Here you are looking up at the male Southern Hawker dragonfly from underneath.
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Image Taken on 16 Aug 2010
at 12:42 Image of day on 25 Sep 2010
I see you!
A week later another individual came in for a few in flight images.
Like all our guests they get released unharmed near where we netted them
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