Alan sent me this email with several photos of an impressive dragon fly.
'While I was raking down the woods this afternoon I was accosted by a
hawker. Not one trying to sell something but a rather splendid dragonfly that I
think is a male Southern Hawker (blue form) (Aeshna cyanea).
It circled me a few times then headed towards the hedgerow near post 19
where presumably being worn out by chasing around me it perched on a convenient
stalk and had a rest in the sun.
It has amazingly big eyes which seem to touch each other on top of its
head and I think it kept looking at me.'
It uses its legs as a sort of basket to catch other flying insects. You can see the spines on the legs and the beautiful venation of the wings. What a creature.
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