Laura007 Posted August 3, 2006 Share Posted August 3, 2006 we dont get many dragonflys round us, so when this one landed by me this afternoon i rushed in to get my camera. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Frugal Posted August 3, 2006 Share Posted August 3, 2006 Isn't it beautiful ! I love dragonflies - great photo Laura. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnieP Posted August 3, 2006 Share Posted August 3, 2006 Wonderful photo! Aren't they beautiful? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura007 Posted August 3, 2006 Author Share Posted August 3, 2006 they are lovely and very patient for us budding david baileys! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theherd123 Posted August 3, 2006 Share Posted August 3, 2006 Thats a cracking picture well done!! I dont think my hand is steady enough for photography Funnily enough i have just bought Pop a new collar with dragonflies on it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted August 3, 2006 Share Posted August 3, 2006 Great photo Laura Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted August 3, 2006 Share Posted August 3, 2006 Fantastic photo Laura Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley-Jean Posted August 3, 2006 Share Posted August 3, 2006 Absolutely Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin B Posted August 3, 2006 Share Posted August 3, 2006 Great Picture! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buffie Posted August 4, 2006 Share Posted August 4, 2006 We get alot here, I hadn't seen many until we moved here. They are fantastic and great photo Laura but aren't they a tiny bit scary looking. Such big insects I remember seeing our cat Otto leap up and catch one...just legs sticking out between his teeth..yuk and sorry for posting that BBx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted August 4, 2006 Share Posted August 4, 2006 We get the lovely iridescent blue and green ones from a neighbour's pond. They really are lovely, sadly the cat likes crunching them Rosie and I found a dead, untouched, one last year, it looked like a jewelled brooch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted August 4, 2006 Share Posted August 4, 2006 We too get a lot here, & I love seeing them. Just yesterday one came into the house,& got stuck in the kitchen which has a glass roof.It was amazing - the most vivid green colour.We caught it & let it out Beautiful creatures - I love them Great photo Laura! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavey Posted August 4, 2006 Share Posted August 4, 2006 Lovely piccie. (Gets out My Big Book of Bugs and Flying Things) ..... Looks like a female Migrant Hawker Dragonfly to me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paola Posted August 4, 2006 Share Posted August 4, 2006 Wow Great pic Laura Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura007 Posted August 4, 2006 Author Share Posted August 4, 2006 Lovely piccie. (Gets out My Big Book of Bugs and Flying Things) ..... Looks like a female Migrant Hawker Dragonfly to me wow!!!! i bow to your knowledge!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyren Posted August 4, 2006 Share Posted August 4, 2006 Very nice - what camera are you using? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura007 Posted August 4, 2006 Author Share Posted August 4, 2006 Very nice - what camera are you using? a really mega expensive top of the range 25 mega pixel thingymajigidybob! not really, just a kodak c340 digital. takes not a bad photo, but i do think i was quite lucky with this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fourfinches Posted August 5, 2006 Share Posted August 5, 2006 I love watching dragonflies as they dart about. I just spotted this one stopping by our pond Any ideas what it is Cavey? Morag Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 5, 2006 Share Posted August 5, 2006 your bound to find it somewhere on here, Morag.. http://www.dragonflysoc.org.uk/frameset.htm?home&home (it looks like a Brown Hawker to me...) Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicken on a mission Posted August 6, 2006 Share Posted August 6, 2006 Oooo thanks for posting that link Phil. We don't get any dragon flies just here but we get loads of something smaller round our pond on certain days which I assume are damselflies. I'm off to have a look in a mo. What amazes me is the fantastic assortment of colours we get Very beautiful Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fourfinches Posted August 6, 2006 Share Posted August 6, 2006 What a brillaint site Phil. I think it was a Common Darter - definitely too redfor a brown hawker. Morag Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
