Black Darter Male .........Maybe?
This chap is a strange one!
As soon as I saw him I thought he looked different than any other darter around.
It took a lot of time..... keeping a very careful eye on him and not to lose him every time he moved, wanted to capture him from all angles.
He shows traits of a common darter ( should be a red colour ).....but he's black.....he's also more darker than a normal black darter male which normally has some yellow markings as the extra capture I've added in the comments.
If I was living in Scotland I would say he may be a Highland Darter ( very closely related to the common darter ) but I'm not in Scotland and a Highland shouldn't be here!
So If anyone would like to have a stab at an ID I will post him as a hybrid black darter for now.
Black Darter Male .........Maybe?
This chap is a strange one!
As soon as I saw him I thought he looked different than any other darter around.
It took a lot of time..... keeping a very careful eye on him and not to lose him every time he moved, wanted to capture him from all angles.
He shows traits of a common darter ( should be a red colour ).....but he's black.....he's also more darker than a normal black darter male which normally has some yellow markings as the extra capture I've added in the comments.
If I was living in Scotland I would say he may be a Highland Darter ( very closely related to the common darter ) but I'm not in Scotland and a Highland shouldn't be here!
So If anyone would like to have a stab at an ID I will post him as a hybrid black darter for now.