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Mating Migrant Hawker Dragonflies

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Sep 05, 2007 13:24 |  #1

Taken yesterday lunchtime at Eglwys Nunydd Reservoir Port Talbot.

A pair of mating Migrant Hawker Dragonflies (Aeshna mixta).

Taken with 400D and EF 75- 300 lens.

C & C welcome

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Sep 05, 2007 13:50 |  #2

Good find and a nice capture.

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Sep 05, 2007 14:23 |  #3

Makes a change from the usual heart coupling shot from the side. I like it very much Ray.

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Sep 05, 2007 15:09 |  #4

Nice shot - pretty sharp detail

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Sep 05, 2007 15:58 |  #5

Nice shot! Like the detail of the wings ;)

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Sep 05, 2007 16:30 |  #6

Hi Brian, Alby, Dave & Adrian.

Thanks for looking and the encouraging comments.

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Sep 05, 2007 16:45 |  #7

Lovely shot and agree, a nice find - I have not seen mating migrants before, nice to see more on the way in the future :-)

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Sep 06, 2007 00:40 |  #8

Lovely capture- interesting angle :)
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Sep 06, 2007 05:03 |  #9

Nice one. I haven't seen mating migrants before either.




  
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Sep 06, 2007 13:39 as a reply to  @ eccles's post |  #10

Thanks Linda, Brian & Eccles.

There wasn't much choice with the angle - given foliage and location it was about they only shot I could get!

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Sep 06, 2007 14:20 |  #11

Nice shot love the way the wings stand out
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