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| Migrant Hawker ... in our Suffolk garden |
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| As above |
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| ... the Migrant Hawker again! |
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| First shot at a fidgety Emperor - do they ever stand still? |
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| Male Black-tailed Skimmer (Minsmere) |
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| Pretty sure this is another (rather bedraggled) Emperor. |
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| A Darter - ?Ruddy Darter |
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| ?A female Common Darter |
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| ditto |
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| Could this be a Red-veined Darter? |
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| An old female Darter, not sure which kind of Darter though |
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| ditto |
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| Male ?Ruddy Darter ... |
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| ... head on! |
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| Emperor, Britain's largest dragonfly ... these hardly ever stop to rest! |
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| Another male Common Darter, I'm guessing |
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| Male Ruddy Darter ... note the 'twine' |
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| ... possibly the female Ruddy Darter |
I'm very much a novice at identifying these Odonata, so please correct me if you can! These dragonflies were spotted at Minsmere and Helmingham in Suffolk and at How Hill, Hickling and Titchwell in Norfolk during the summer.
Identification aids consulted ...
- Britain's Dragonflies by Dave Smallshire & Andy Swash
- The Little Guide to the Dragonflies and Damselflies of Minsmere Nature Reserve by Paul Green (2011)
