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A summer garden delight.
Our garden, July 2024.
Corringham, Essex UK
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With thanks to Bill Robinson for confirming this is a female Common Darter (Sympetrum striolatum). Ordinarily it would be around still water such as a garden pond. We don't have one but I'll assume somebody nearby does, and there's creeks and natural ponds in the wider vicinity.
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Canon EF100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM lens. Single shot. Mostly SOOC, just lifted brightness a tad. 10:8 crop.
Not had too many of these visiting our garden this season, so it was good to get this one.
Male Common Darter.
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Nature shows us such beautiful colors. Red, blue and green all in this darter.
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A male Common Darter dragonfly (Sympetrum striolatum) in our Staffordshire garden today. He obligingly landed on a stick that I have stuck into the lawn by our garden wildlife pond. The golden-yellow background is provided by lily leaves that were in full sunlight. Gives a quite pleasant effect I think.
Australasian Darter
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I haven't seen any of these for quite awhile, and was pleased to spot it on the other side of the river.
It on the other hand was not pleased to see me, and immediately took to wing.
Fortunately it flew up river past me.
Had a day off!
Went for a walk by the River Dart ... got a bit wet, but had a go at some long exposures!
This year saw our first dragonflies emerge from the pond, at least 7 or 8 common darters at the last count, and I was able to watch 4 of them as they dried their wings ready for take-off! Sadly not all of them made it further than the pond, two ditching in the water and damaging their wings beyond repair, but today a darter was feeding at the pond and I like to think it is one of this years brood but who knows. They are great fun to watch and quite chilled about the camera, taking off to catch their prey and landing all in a fraction of a second.
It was a tad windy this week hahaha. I went to the dam, photographed this darter for awhile then headed back home before i got blown away.
Today morning the young Australian Darters were fed by their dad. I spent almost half an hour there watching their breakfast in high winds.
Spotted Darter / Sumpf-Heidelibelle
(Sympetrum depressiusculum)
Male / MΓ€nnchen
Bavaria, Germany, August 2018
With their impressive neck and large, pointy beak, Australasian Darters make great subjects for silhouettes.
Two Scarlet Darters from our visit to Silverlake, Dorset yesterday, both males. The red one is almost but not quite fully mature. The other is as fresh as they come, probably emerged the same day - and conclusive proof that they are breeding successfully here.
One of many Common Darters perching on the fence near the visitor centre at RSPB Minsmere on our recent visit! (I love the way that darters always look so happy!)
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White-faced Darter...Leucorrhinia dubia.
Near Carlisle, Cumbria, England.
Found the Sigma 150-600 much more useful in the boggy habitat than a 100mm macro. (tripod kept sinking though!)
August 2024: It has been over a year since I have seen the Oriental Darter, from what I know there is only one in Singapore that can be seen in Central Singapore. It has been regularly hunting and looks very happy with this catch.
From eBird: A waterbird with a very long, slender, snakelike neck and a long, pointed bill. Frequently seen swimming with only its neck and head visible above the water. Impales fish underwater with its daggerlike bill
Singapore Quarry, Singapore πΈπ¬
If the Dart is my favourite river then this is my favourite ferry, 'the Ditsum'. Hourly it plies the river between Dartmouth and Dittisham, a beautiful stretch of countryside connecting a pretty town to a pretty village with lots of interest to see along the way. Problematically it can only hold 12 people at a time so we have often been left behind. But I'd rather wait an hour for the next one than take the car round the twisty roads, and I'm always careful to book a return seat!
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Cupids Dart plants belong in the Asteraceae family and they came originally from the Mediterranean regions and were introduced from Southern Europe in 1596, they are cultivated for their cornflower-like blue flowers and they can be dried to make them everlasting for a lovely display of dried flowers in the home. I planted the seeds of this plant last year (the picture is one of the flowers grown last year) and I thought that I had removed all of the plant ready for this years planting but it has surprised me that they are growing again, apparently they have a tap root which I thought I had removed but I must have missed a small amount and they are growing very well again this year. These plants are loved by many insects but particularly bees and butterflies.
Pair of common darters making the most of the hot summer weather on the reeds by the lake at the local park.