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Dragonflies, Damselflies and smaller

These are mostly taken along the Mill River, which rises somewhere in Ipswich and joins the Kirton Brook at Newbourne before discharging into the River Deben. It feeds a chain of reservoirs and pools some still in use by the large scale farms, some allowed to revert to nature. It is a local record, for summer 2015 and the quality that I can achieve with the Nikon 1 inch sensor (1/2.7 ref 35mm) and general purpose tele lenses, no macro available, but some quasi-macro using canon 500D close-up lens wedged into hood of 70-300 - for classy shots with some overlap see https://pbase.com/tojor/dragon_and_damselflies_2014 . I am using UK naming derived from British Dragonfly Society...continued 2016-18 with the slightly improved sensor in the N1J5 and using 16mm extension tube where practical for the smaller damsels

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Banded demoiselle M
Banded demoiselle M
Banded demoiselle M
Banded demoiselle M
Banded demoiselle M
Banded demoiselle M
Banded demoiselle F
Banded demoiselle F
Common darter
Common darter
Banded demoiselle F
Banded demoiselle F
Banded demoiselle F
Banded demoiselle F
Banded demoiselle M
Banded demoiselle M
Common darter
Common darter
Common darter
Common darter
ladybird
ladybird
spider or something
spider or something
Migrant hawker (m)
Migrant hawker (m)
Migrant hawker (M)
Migrant hawker (M)
Common Darters - uncommon behaviour
Common Darters - uncommon behaviour
Common Darter - uncommon behaviour
Common Darter - uncommon behaviour
Common Darters, uncommon behaviour
Common Darters, uncommon behaviour
Common Darters (M)
Common Darters (M)
Banded Demoiselle (F)
Banded Demoiselle (F)
Azure Damselfly - mating pair
Azure Damselfly - mating pair
Ruddy Darter
Ruddy Darter
Thick legged flower beetle
Thick legged flower beetle
Banded demoiselle (F)
Banded demoiselle (F)
Common Blue Damselfly
Common Blue Damselfly
Black-tailed skimmer
Black-tailed skimmer
Large red damselfly
Large red damselfly
Banded demoiselle (F)
Banded demoiselle (F)
Insect wars
Insect wars
Insect wars
Insect wars
Banded Demoiselle
Banded Demoiselle
Banded demoiselle  (M)
Banded demoiselle (M)
Common Darter pair
Common Darter pair
Common Darters on the fly
Common Darters on the fly
Common Darter (M)
Common Darter (M)
Common darter (M)
Common darter (M)
Migrant hawker (M)
Migrant hawker (M)
Last fling
Last fling
Emerald Damselfly/Common Spreadwing
Emerald Damselfly/Common Spreadwing
Emerald Damselfly/Common spreadwing
Emerald Damselfly/Common spreadwing
Bluetailed Damselfly (teneral male)
Bluetailed Damselfly (teneral male)
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