Hawker dragonflies in the garden

Lord Vetinari

A few days ago I had two hawker dragonflies in the garden within the space of 5 minutes. I was concentrating so much on the photography I didn't realise they were different at the time.
Brian V.






Cross-eye stereogram





Another Hawker





Cross-eye stereogram




2 shot panorama

e6filmuser

Brian,

Very nice! Love those dried fruits in the stereo.

Harold

GOLDENORFE

Why do they always Hang in trees & not perch nicely like darters lol

Lord Vetinari

Thanks for the comments Harold and Phil.

Phil- I'm getting used to them hanging now- it's rather nice when a couple of these hang around in the garden.
I do like watching them hunting though

Brian v.

Thelensspot

I see a lot of these in my area as well. I've tried to capture them but the results never turn out this well. They are ALWAYS in some awkward position. Very nicely done.

Lord Vetinari

Thelensspot wrote: »

I see a lot of these in my area as well. I've tried to capture them but the results never turn out this well. They are ALWAYS in some awkward position. Very nicely done.

Thanks for the comments TLS - yes they can be very awkward where they hang up. I've been on the top of a ladder before now shooting them.
Brian v.

e6filmuser

GOLDENORFE wrote: »

Why do they always Hang in trees & not perch nicely like darters lol

I think the Hawkers are resting, whereas the Darters are territorial and looking out for prey.

Harold