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Hobby eating dragonfly at Thursley Common

Tuesday, July 5, 2011 8:48:03 PM

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A couple of weekends ago I visited Thursley Common for my annual visit, where as usual I saw loads of cool stuff. One of these was a hobby hunting dragonflies.
hobby


We watched this hobby catch 3 dragonflies in under a minute! Here is a sequence showing it catching one:

Locked on to its prey (a 4 spotted chaser)
hobby locked onto dragonfly

Catching the dragonfly
hobby catches dragonfly

Eating the dragonfly
hobby eating dragonfly

hobby eating dragonfly 2

hobby eating dragonfly 4

An amazing thing to see! There is a reason hobbys are among my favourite birds, anything that can catch a dragonfly will always impress!
hobby 3

silver washed fritillaryCommon lizard at Thursley common

Comments

Words Tuesday, July 5, 2011 9:14:22 PM

Very impressive sequence indeed, you and the hobby. Amazing, in fact!

RobinRobinL Tuesday, July 5, 2011 10:23:19 PM

Neil, Wow, that is realty something! Impressive catch! Both you and the Hobby!

Unregistered user Wednesday, July 6, 2011 10:35:12 AM

maggie writes: fantastic shots

ERWINWulpen Friday, October 19, 2012 7:30:44 PM

Beautiful Photos

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