Southern blue hawker male

Southern blue hawker male in flight - Aeshna cyanea

comments (12)

Ant Marriott

Lion

Great shot Posted 9 years ago
1. Jivko Nakev
  
  Lion
  
  Thank you, Ant! Posted 9 years ago

WildFlower

Lion

A perfectly sharp flight shot! I went to the Dendrarium a month ago, I chased these guys for a while but didn't even come close to capturing one :( Posted 9 years ago
1. Jivko Nakev
  
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  Thank you, wildflower! They are highly territorial and chase intruders away. They fly over the territory often hovering for a second and are very curious. This one used to come about 30-40 cm in front of my face checking me! I noticed that they use to hover over the same places and plants frequently and I just sat down and waited - for 1 hour I shot about 50-60 frames and only 2, almost identical, are acceptable! Posted 9 years ago

RMFelix

Lion

Nice shot* Posted 9 years ago
1. Jivko Nakev
  
  Lion
  
  Thank you! Posted 9 years ago

Wendy

Lion

Wow, amazing shot. I know how hard it is.
You did a great job! Posted 9 years ago
1. Jivko Nakev
  
  Lion
  
  Thank you Wendy! Yes, sometimes it is very frustrating chasing insects to capture in flight, but it's worth it! Posted 9 years ago

Claire Hamilton

Lion

Fantastic Jivko! Posted 9 years ago
1. Jivko Nakev
  
  Lion
  
  Thank you, Claire! Posted 9 years ago

Ferdy Christant

Lion

Amazing, Jivko! Posted 9 years ago

Mark Ridgway

Lion

Great shot. Nice looking dragonfly too. Posted 9 years ago

The Southern Hawker

The Southern Hawker or Blue Darner is a 70 millimetres long species of hawker dragonfly. It is large, with a long body. It has green markings on the black bodies, and the male also has blue spots on the abdomen.

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Similar species: Dragonflies And Damselflies

Species identified by Jivko Nakev