Dragonfly I.D. please

shenk1 · #1 (**permalink**) 17-06-2010, 07:39 PM

This one is the first I've seen land on my specially placed stick over my new pond

Only shot I got before it flew off (see TeresaW its not just you

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Thanks if anyone can help.

shenk1

Back · #2 (**permalink**) 17-06-2010, 07:54 PM

Possibly female Broad-bodied Chaser

Not at all sure though, but we get a lot at our local pond, and it seems to fit the bill.

aeshna5 · #3 (**permalink**) 17-06-2010, 08:39 PM

Looks like BB Chaser to me as well.

RoyW · #4 (**permalink**) 18-06-2010, 06:58 AM

Agreed. I think that it's a male rather than a female though.

TeresaW · #5 (**permalink**) 18-06-2010, 09:34 AM

So I'm not alone then! haha.

I got a lovely shot of a leaf yesterday afternoon. Was meant to be a Speckled Wood butterfly. Slowly get camera in close, get focus, press shutter, get perfect photo of tip of horse chestnut leaf. That butterfly timed his escape perfectly

I've come to the conclusion that insects are probably best taken first thing in the morning, when they haven't warmed up yet, so need to stay in the sun. I've had better luck in the mornings than in the afternoons and evenings.