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Wonderful to be able to see wildlife in the garden, and always great if it's a dragon of any kind! Lovely to have this Common Darter drop in for a visit!
Even with half a wing, this female darter seemed to be able to hunt with ease. On the wood below is the remnants of a devoured fly.
Darter Dragonfly photographed at the lake at Berrington hall near Leominster, Herefordshire, England
Common Darter on Pink Salvia in the Walled garden at Helmingham Hall Gardens yesterday! Happy Wing Wednesday everyone!
Immature male Common Darter...Sympetrum Striolatum.
First darter of the year for me, Crowle Moors, Lincolnshire, England.
I took this on Big Moor, Derbyshire, a few weeks ago. There's an area of rushes where darters roost in large numbers. On still evenings it's usually possible to find a couple perched high up on the stems, from which they can be silhouetted against the setting sun.
Red-veined Darter
Frühe Heidelibelle
[Sympetrum fonscolombii]
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I found this gorgeous female Black Darter resting on a Birch leaf on Thursley Common at the weekend.
Taken in Lichfield, Staffordshire.
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Dendrobatidae
Poisonous Dart Frogs
These frogs are about the size of a quarter...around 19mm.
I have read that the blue ones are the most poisonous.
I was fortunate enough to attend a Macro Workshop given by Adam Jones & Mike Matthews. A good friend was unable to attend due to health issues so she let me go in her place. Thank you Jan. I did not know I was going and I did not have a Ring Light and the only flash I had was a very small flash that came with my camera which was not very powerful. I went to my local camera store and they didn't have anything that would work with my camera. So, I had to work with what I had. Consequently, I had to almost touch the frogs to have enough light and this caused deep shadows. I had to crop in pretty close to get rid of the shadows. I'm just extremely happy I got to attend the class and got the photo's I did. It was a wonderful experience! Thank you Jan and Jack. Thanks Jack for letting me ride with you.
A green and black poison dart frog (Dendrobates auratus) perched on a mossy log, Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica. When disturbed, the frogs can excrete toxic alkaloids that, when injected (e.g., via an arrow head), can cause paralysis and convulsions. The toxins are not active when ingested by mouth.
29/05/2022 www.allenfotowild.com
Like the Cormorants these birds share the habit of spreading out their wings to dry when perched on a waterside rock or tree after taking a dip in the water looking for fish. They usually forage singly, with the entire body submerged, swimming slowly forward using their webbed feet while the head and neck is moved jerkily above the water. They dart their necks to impale fish and then bring them out of water, toss them into the air before swallowing them head first.
One of the juveniles emerged from the water with some trophy. I observed the trials of (what I assumed this to be) the best way to swallow the prey. I fired some 50 shots for those 10 minutes or so. I missed the moment of swallowing...Was this a yabby and was it finally dropped?
Common darter (Sympetrum striolatum) perched on a rusty barbed wire.
Szablak późny (Sympetrum striolatum) siedzący na zardzewiałym drucie kolczastym.
Dendrobatidae
Poisonous Dart Frogs
These frogs are about the size of a quarter...around 19mm.
I was fortunate enough to attend a Macro Workshop given by Adam Jones & Mike Matthews. A good friend was unable to attend due to health issues so she let me go in her place. Thank you Jan. I did not know I was going and I did not have a Ring Light and the only flash I had was a very small flash that came with my camera which was not very powerful. I went to my local camera store and they didn't have anything that would work with my camera. So, I had to work with what I had. Consequently, I had to almost touch the frogs to have enough light and this caused deep shadows. I had to crop in pretty close to get rid of the shadows. I'm just extremely happy I got to attend the class and got the photo's I did. It was a wonderful experience! Thank you Jan and Jack. Thanks Jack for letting me ride with you.
Common darter (Sympetrum striolatum) perched on a bamboo stick.
Szablak późny (Sympetrum striolatum) siedzący na bambusowym paliku.
It's all too easy to pay little attention to common darters, we see so many, and the females are less striking than the males. So here's a female common darter!
Common Darter (Sympetrum striolatum)
30 June 2018, Cuttle Pool Nature Reserve, Warwickshire Wildlife Trust, Temple Balsall
The red-veined darter or nomad(Sympetrum fonscolombii) is a dragonfly of the genus Sympetrum.It breeds in a wide range of habitats including marshes, lakes, ponds, permanent and seasonal rivers!
Location IIT Kharagpur
Thanks to the long and slender neck, the Australasian darter is commonly called snakebird.
Often seen swimming with only the snake-like neck visible above the water, or, as seen here - drying its wings while perched on a tree, rocks or wooden stump.
Darters swim with their bodies submerged beneath the water’s surface, with only the sinuous neck protruding above. They forage by diving to depths of about 60 cm and impaling fish with the sharp, spear-like beak.
35 cm body length.
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The Dart River feeds into Lake Wakatipu. You can see some holiday makers who were enjoying jet skiing from the right bank. Thanks for visiting summer down under.
Darter - Sandy Camp Wetlands
Taken with Nikon Z7, Using Crop Mode DX.
ISO 360 340mm. f/6.3 1/2500 Sec.
The Darter is a large, slim water bird with a long snake-like neck, sharp pointed bill, and long, rounded tail. Male birds are dark brownish black with glossy black upperwings, streaked and spotted white, silver-grey and brown. The strongly kinked neck has a white or pale brown stripe from the bill to where the neck kinks and the breast is chestnut brown. Females and immatures are grey-brown above, pale grey to white below, with a white neck stripe that is less distinct in young birds. The Darter is often seen swimming with only the snake-like neck visible above the water, or drying its wings while perched on a tree or stump over water.
Dendrobatidae
Poisonous Dart Frogs
These little frogs are the size of a quarter...19mm.
I was fortunate enough to attend a Macro Workshop given by Adam Jones & Mike Matthews. A good friend was unable to attend due to health issues so she let me go in her place. Thank you Jan. I did not know I was going and I did not have a Ring Light and the only flash I had was a very small flash that came with my camera which was not very powerful. I went to my local camera store and they didn't have anything that would work with my camera. So, I had to work with what I had. Consequently, I had to almost touch the frogs to have enough light and this caused deep shadows. I had to crop in pretty close to get rid of the shadows. I'm just extremely happy I got to attend the class and got the photo's I did. It was a wonderful experience! Thank you Jan and Jack. Thanks Jack for letting me ride with you.
Sympetrum danae, the black darter or black meadowhawk is a dragonfly found in northern Europe, Asia, and North America. At about 30 mm (1.2 in) long, it is Britain's smallest resident dragonfly. It is a very active late summer insect typical of heathland and moorland bog pools. (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sympetrum_danae)