With the forecast looking a bit dodgy after midday I opted for a quick session this morning at 9am where not in ideal conditions for finding dragonflies I drove over to a site south of Reculver. On arrival it was cloudy and most annoyingly, very windy but I thought there might be a few sheltered areas where I could get looking. I spent about 2 hours wandering around and saw a few species including c50 Common Darter which provided the camera with a little action this morning including a nice close up of the compound eyes.
Common Darter
Also seen were hundreds of Common Blue Damselfly but despite being everywhere were not easy to get any photos of. I managed a few shots later on which despite the cloud and dull skies, did not turn out too bad.
Common Blue Damselfly
Moving on I noted 1 female Emperor Dragonfly, 4 Black tailed Skimmer, 1 Ruddy Darter, lots of Blue tailed Damselfly, 3 Small Red eyed Damselfly and c10 Emerald Damselfly. With the clouds getting even darker and drizzle in the air I walked back to the car and within a few minutes was home putting the kettle on. Lets hope this weather improves in the next few days and that I can get out in between family events for a few hours to find a few dragonflies.
Common Blue Damselfly
Great pics Marc!
ReplyDeleteThe female Common Darter is gorgeous but special congratulations for the sharpness of the Common Blue Damselfly pics without much light!
I often give up when the day is dull!!
Enjoy your evening!
Nice set of shots Marc, it was bit windy today for photography wasn't it! Weather looks like improving for a while at least this week :-) Good hunting, hope to see a Brown Hawker on this site soon mate!
ReplyDeleteI might try later in the week for them if I can get out. Up until now, they just keep beating me.
DeleteSuperb shot of the Darters eye!! Great photos as ever Marc!!
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