The Emperor ( Anax imperator ) is the largest resident Dragonfly in Britain, being fairly common down here in the South West , a male has been patrolling our pond, bossing all that flies by, he was resting on an iris ,I tried to sneak up on him for a photograph but each time he would fly, then return to
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| Male Emperor |
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| Male Emperor |
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| Female Emperor ovipositing |
the same spot, so i tried wading into the water and from this direction he took no notice of me allowing some nice close ups.The females ,meanwhile, were busy ovipositing onto the surface vegitation.
Great set, particularly the 2nd shot.
ReplyDeleteCrackers Dibs! Not an easy dragonfly to get close to as you say in your comments. The pond is certainly paying dividends!
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