theonlyspidermel
Common Hawker { Aeshna juncea }
Unlike the name suggests, this is a very scarce dragonfly in the uk, except for Scotland and a few populations in upland areas. It was once possible too see it on the Southern English heaths but it seems climate change has put an end to that.This picture was taken about 10 years ago at a disused clay pit near the Devon/ Cornwall border. What a site and what a day that was.So gutted that it became a working pit again just a few years later. Saw more common hawkers that day than I had ever seen even in Scotland and this is the only time I have seen mating pairs- I saw five! This photo was of the only accessible pair, so it is of great personal worth to me, and is probably something I will never see again, let alone photograph.
Common Hawker { Aeshna juncea }
Unlike the name suggests, this is a very scarce dragonfly in the uk, except for Scotland and a few populations in upland areas. It was once possible too see it on the Southern English heaths but it seems climate change has put an end to that.This picture was taken about 10 years ago at a disused clay pit near the Devon/ Cornwall border. What a site and what a day that was.So gutted that it became a working pit again just a few years later. Saw more common hawkers that day than I had ever seen even in Scotland and this is the only time I have seen mating pairs- I saw five! This photo was of the only accessible pair, so it is of great personal worth to me, and is probably something I will never see again, let alone photograph.