Aeshna juncea

Aeshna juncea, adult male on patrol

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WildFlower

Lion

Always perfect in flight photos, and a new species too - great job! You make it look so easy... Posted 8 years ago
1. Ferdy Christant
  
  Lion
  
  Yep, did a very small hike 2 weeks ago and spend 30 minutes trying to capture one like this, not a single usable shot. Posted 8 years ago
2. 1. RMFelix
    
    Lion
    
    I spent almost three hours to achieve two series of shots, three or four in focus... The ratio is there ;) But then again, this is very different from one species to another. Aeshna's, judging by my scarce experience are very "not so difficult" to capture while they are on patrol. Far more difficult is to spot a copula and capture it. Cheers, my friend! Posted 8 years ago
  2. 1. Ferdy Christant
      
      Lion
      
      It is somewhat comforting to know that you spend that much time :)
      I do understand what you mean with the patrol, some species have predictable flight patterns. Posted 8 years ago
    2. 1. RMFelix
        
        Lion
        
        Yes, this one was on patrol over a pond. Most of the time it was possible to see all sorts of behavior, mostly on patrol, but also hunting (very hard to capture), or defending territory from other males (nearly "impossible" to capture)... the patrol flight pattern is much more predictable. Posted 8 years ago
3. RMFelix
  
  Lion
  
  in fact we know it is hard :) Thanks so much, Ani! Cheers Posted 8 years ago

Mike van Harn

Musk Oxen

Once again, fantastic in flight. Posted 8 years ago
1. RMFelix
  
  Lion
  
  Thanks my friend! Cheers Posted 8 years ago

The Common Hawker

The common hawker, moorland hawker or sedge darner is one of the larger species of hawker dragonflies. It is native to Palearctic and northern North America. The flight period is from June to early October.

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Similar species: Dragonflies And Damselflies

Species identified by RMFelix