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Golden ringed Dragonfly.
Cordulegaster boltonii
This is the UK’s largest dragonfly and you won’t be surprised to know that it is also a voracious predator and powerful flyer, eating damsel flies, bees, wasps and even other dragonflies. I managed to photograph it with the help of my wife, which is an amusing story in itself…..
My wife said to me “have you got the right lens on for a dragonfly” - “yes” says I and she led me to where it was, on a pot plant on the patio low to the ground. Despite it’s very large size, at least 8cm - well over 3 inches, those markings and me using my 20x magnifier on the back of the LCD monitor, I just could not find it, right under my nose, centimetres away and big enough to trip over but I couldn’t find it.. My wife - blessed with both brain and eye,
stood behind me as I knelt so she could see where exactly I was pointing the camera…….
“Left…..left….left…..right a bit… find the edge of the pot……up a bit ….now you should have it……”
And there it was. What a team!
And now it is here :^)
Big shout out to Eric Joys for the inspiration here.
Had a competition at my camera club tonight with 3 images on a theme of your choice. Couldn't help but go for a bit of tongue in cheek to try to raise the spirits in these tricky times!
Taking full advantage of a victim of Storm Dennis. The hoodie is never one to pass on a free meal.
Hooded Crow (Corvus cornix) (also called hoodie)
Oban Bay Argyll - Scotland
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Power for CSX L614 rests at Apex shortly before being started up to begin the day's switching. From its base in Apex the L614 will work west toward Moncure this evening. The 4419 is one of just a handful of EMD engines remaining in YN2 livery.
Detail of tiled pilotis (supporting pillars) of Tolworth Tower. The building was designed by architects Richard Seifert & Partners and completed in 1964.
The Arctic hamlet of Apex, a neighbourhood of Iqaluit, the capital of Nunavut basks in the glow of the last light of day. In the distance, anchored in Frobisher Bay, a freighter offloads SeaCans onto to lighters to be delivered to the city beach.
California incense cedar. Bonus micromoth included free! Swanson Meadow south of Shaver Lake, California.
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