crockford bridge dragonflies
Sunday, 20. September 2009, 17:29:10
I tried again on the last day of the New Forest trip, when the sun was out and the wind not so bad. There were many common darters about, and a couple of southern hawkers were flying over the ponds south of Crockford Stream, but all my photos came out over exposed or out of focus. Looking around the stream I also spotted a keeled skimmer, which kept landing out of camera range over a bog! But then I spotted my target species, a golden ringed dragonfly
AFter a quick pass it just sat a posed for me, taking flight briefly before posing again a few times


And finally a southern hawker decided to pose, abeit at an awkward angle under a bush!


Linda # 20. September 2009, 17:38
ERWIN # 20. September 2009, 18:24
Robin # 20. September 2009, 23:34
Eric # 21. September 2009, 03:28
Neil # 21. September 2009, 20:12
Something I meant to mention is the golden ringed is joint longest dragonfly in the UK (the other being the emperor dragonfly)
Adele # 22. September 2009, 18:55
Words # 26. September 2009, 23:38