Four Dragons

Here are some Dragonflies from my travels. 

Golden-ringed Dragonfly (I wish I could get one in flight)

Southern Hawker (this one would not settle)

Common Hawker (nor would this one)

Female Common Darter

Mating pair of Common Darter

Common Darter Ovipositing

 

 

Out and about…

…over the last couple of days.

A beetle I have never seen before a Red-breasted Carrion Beetle

A beetle I have never seen before a Red-breasted Carrion Beetle

The parent bird with food

Another young one waiting to be fed



Green-veined White butterfly

Red Admiral butterfly

Peacock butterfly

Silver-ground Carpet moth

Shaded Broad-bar moth

 

Dragonflies

I have been to a couple of different sites for Dragonflies over the past few days. One a new site for me was Oakenshaw the other was Kibblesworth Brick Works.

This Four-spotted Chaser was minding its own business

When a Common Damselfly landed on it.

It quickly flicked it off

This male Broad-bodied Chaser was also minding its own business

Then a fly landed on its wing

This was the best I could manage of an Emperor Dragonfly in flight at Oakenshaw

The best I could manage of an Emperor in flight at Kibblesworth



Silhouetted Four-spotted Chaser

Four-spotted Chaser in flight

Male Common Darter (I thought at first it was a Ruddy Darter)

Female Common Darter in flight

Female Common Darter

Male basking in the sun

Female against the light

Male in flight

Tandem pair