Blue-eyes in west Dorset (1 of 3)
Very interesting to find several pairs of these blue-eyed (=southern migrant) hawkers (Aeshna affinis) in west Dorset after they seem to have made their way along the coast from further east in the last few years. Also it was noticeable that they were breeding a month later than those in Essex. This pair features a rarer blue-coloured female looking much like the males rather than the brownish yellow form typical of affinis.
Blue-eyes in west Dorset (1 of 3)
Very interesting to find several pairs of these blue-eyed (=southern migrant) hawkers (Aeshna affinis) in west Dorset after they seem to have made their way along the coast from further east in the last few years. Also it was noticeable that they were breeding a month later than those in Essex. This pair features a rarer blue-coloured female looking much like the males rather than the brownish yellow form typical of affinis.