Black Darter
A species that always looks at home amongst the heather. I found this male of the species by a small moorland pool on the moorland of the Upper Derwent Valley in Derbyshire. There were a few other Black Darters around the pool, including one female that was ovipositing around its peaty edges. All the time there was a Common Hawker patrolling the pool, chasing off any Black Darter that came into its orbit. It even harassed one into falling into the pool where it quickly became waterlogged.
Black Darter
A species that always looks at home amongst the heather. I found this male of the species by a small moorland pool on the moorland of the Upper Derwent Valley in Derbyshire. There were a few other Black Darters around the pool, including one female that was ovipositing around its peaty edges. All the time there was a Common Hawker patrolling the pool, chasing off any Black Darter that came into its orbit. It even harassed one into falling into the pool where it quickly became waterlogged.