Garden Pond Life #4
Friday morning saw a lot of activity among the population of broad-bodied chasers, Libellula depressa, in my garden pond. At one point I had five of them in various stages of emergence.
This is one of the other three dragons which I saw emerge at the same time. This one was a little more advanced. Shortly after I took the shot it made its maiden flight, narrowly escaping the clutches of a sparrow. When they first take flight they are rather slow and fluttery, and the sparrows are always waiting. Fortunately, all the ones I saw through to flight on Friday managed to avoid them.
Garden Pond Life #4
Friday morning saw a lot of activity among the population of broad-bodied chasers, Libellula depressa, in my garden pond. At one point I had five of them in various stages of emergence.
This is one of the other three dragons which I saw emerge at the same time. This one was a little more advanced. Shortly after I took the shot it made its maiden flight, narrowly escaping the clutches of a sparrow. When they first take flight they are rather slow and fluttery, and the sparrows are always waiting. Fortunately, all the ones I saw through to flight on Friday managed to avoid them.