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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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Common Darter - pair ovipositing
Common Darter - pair ovipositing
Common Darter - male
Common Darter - male
Common Darter - male
Common Darter - male
Common Darter - immature female
Common Darter - immature female
Common Darter pair
Common Darter pair
Bee among the butterflies...
Bee among the butterflies...
Migrant Hawker female
Migrant Hawker female
Migrant Hawker female  -detail
Migrant Hawker female -detail
Common Darter - female
Common Darter - female
Common darter - male
Common darter - male
Spider, Spider burning bright
Spider, Spider burning bright
Migrant Hawker - male in flight
Migrant Hawker - male in flight
Migrant Hawker male
Migrant Hawker male
whatsits whatsitting
whatsits whatsitting
while waiting for damsels - minnows?
while waiting for damsels - minnows?
while finding damsels - pretty small beetle
while finding damsels - pretty small beetle
Spreading their wings - 4
Spreading their wings - 4
Spreading their wings - 3
Spreading their wings - 3
Spreading their wings -1
Spreading their wings -1
Spreading their wings -2
Spreading their wings -2
Banded Demoiselle - female
Banded Demoiselle - female
Banded Demoiselle - male
Banded Demoiselle - male
Common Darter - female
Common Darter - female
just hatched?
just hatched?
From largest to smallest - Blue-tailed damsel
From largest to smallest - Blue-tailed damsel
Blue-tailed Damselflies
Blue-tailed Damselflies
Emperor Dragonfly - female laying eggs
Emperor Dragonfly - female laying eggs
Emperor Dragonfly - male
Emperor Dragonfly - male
Banded Demoiselle with all-day breakfast
Banded Demoiselle with all-day breakfast
Four-spotted Chaser - Male
Four-spotted Chaser - Male
Blue-tailed Damselfly -  Ischnura elegans
Blue-tailed Damselfly - Ischnura elegans
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Banded Demoiselle
Banded Demoiselle
Blue-tailed Damselfly
Blue-tailed Damselfly
Blue-tailed Damselfly
Blue-tailed Damselfly
How not to pose for damselfly shots
How not to pose for damselfly shots
How not to pose for damselfly pics
How not to pose for damselfly pics
Black-tailed skimmer -male
Black-tailed skimmer -male
Black-tailed skimmer - male, detail
Black-tailed skimmer - male, detail
Last bug for now - Tiger Cranefly, thank you Ann Cleeves
Last bug for now - Tiger Cranefly, thank you Ann Cleeves
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