Dragonflies and Damselflies are abundant at the moment around many of the New Forest ponds and boggy areas.
Keeled Skimmer (male)
Keeled Skimmer (female)
Beautiful Demoiselle (male) {Damselfly}
Beautiful Demoiselle (female) {Damselfly}
Common Darter (female)
Broad-bodied Chaser (male)
While looking for dragonflies spotted these young males Fallow Deer – now sporting their spotted summer coats. Their Antlers are still in velvet.
A very large and impressive dragonfly the Emperor Dragonfly. They are on the wing from June to August. It is a common species of large ponds and lakes, as well as waterways such as canals and ditches. The female lays her eggs in floating pondweed. One of the largest dragonfly species in Europe, the emperor dragonfly flies up high to look for insect prey, such as butterflies and chaser dragonflies. It catches its prey in mid-air and may eat it on the wing.
Despite its tatty wings, this Four Spotted Chaser was not affected in flight. Males and females: Both look alike. They have obvious dark spots on each wing.
Around a small pond, a lot of Dragonflies (Common Darters) were mating and dipping. It seems late in the year so I wonder if this is because of the drought we had in the summer and the loss of egg-laying water at that time.
In the above picture there a 10 Dragonflies this was just a small amount of the actual there!
This afternoon we had an uninvited visitor into our conservatory I was able to get a few photographs before I netted this big Dragonfly and released her into the garden.
This Dragonfly is a female Southern Hawker Dragonfly. Length: 70mm
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Migrant Hawker Dragonfly on the wing Hatchet pond New Forest.
A pictorial study of a Common Darter Dragonfly.
The Keeled skimmer is a medium-sized dragonfly. Males are pale blue, with grey-blue eyes; females are yellowy-brown with a black line down the middle. This male dragonfly was in the New Forest this morning. It is a dragonfly of heathland with shallow pools. They are on the wing from June to September.
A walk in one of our local nature reserves a pocket of land squeezed between 1980s housing developments.
Ladybirds.
In the UK we call these little bugs ladybirds I know in other parts of the world they’re known as Ladybugs.
Common Darter Dragonflies.
Green Dock Beetle.
Ruddy Darter dragonfly.
Common frog.
Sneaking up on a Common Darter (female) dragonfly.
Continued Reflections from my World. 