Friday 15 August 2014

Dragonfly


 A dragonfly alighted on one of the bushes in my back garden, sunning itself in the warm weather. I managed to grab my camera and fire off a couple of shots on auto before it flew off.

One of them came off.

If you click on the photo it is high res and will enlarge. The colours and markings on the body are astonishing and you can just make out the diaphanous wings.

Awesome.

8 comments:

  1. Cool, we have tons of them in FL, I got outside and they are buzzing all over around here....some are crazy color combos also.

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    1. We dont have much in the way of freshwater here in North Kent, mostly salt marshes. They have loads of dragonflys and mayflies in Norfolk, north of the Thames.

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  2. Our pond attracts a large number, but mostly reddish coloured?

    That is a very impressive picture though, you should keep you eye out for nature photo comps such as the BBC run and enter it.

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    1. Thanks Karitas. I don't know much about dragonflies: I was professionally interested in marine nematodes. :)

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  3. Very nice. We had one fly into the kitchen last week - first one I've seen 'round 'ere.

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    1. I thinks with all this water and heat that its a good year for dragonflies. Never seen one in my garden before.

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  4. Ever since I was a little kid I've loved dragonflies. Good luck you captured it. Great picture.

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    1. I was bowled out by the photo, especially as I just had time to put the Nikon on auto and blast away.

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