Our workplace has never been a particularly good place to photograph dragonflies, although you do the occasional brown hawker on the hunt over the wildlands that border campus.
Thus, in a week of relentlessly grey weather, to find one in the tended garden area at work was rather a surprise. A female common darter investigating the planters, and being pretty co-operative - indeed I find this species the easiest to photograph.
The buddleia is still in flower, and usually when I walk past it, there is a small tortoiseshell having a feed.
Si
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Lovely crisp pictures of the Darter, revealing all of its intricate beauty. They really are extraordinary little creatures.
ReplyDeleteWhat an amazing close-up of the dragonfly - when seen like that it's no wonder some people are frightened of them
ReplyDeleteBrilliant as usual Si - especially that dragon fly.
ReplyDeleteYou found the Common Darter (female), well done. Precious Si.
ReplyDeleteThank you, they are a hard capture!
ReplyDeleteLovely! Makes a day at work so much more interesting. :-)
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