Broad Bodied Chaser (male).

[JohnP]

I was watching loads of these today, there were about a dozen boys giving two girls a hard time. There was mating and egg laying and boys fighting over girls... it was great...

 

 

 

 

Canon EOS 60D ,Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM
Sigma Ringflash, 1/160s f/18.0 at 100.0mm iso400

[Terry]

Good capture John. I was chasing one of these all weekend but could never get near it when it landed.

[JohnP]

Good capture John. I was chasing one of these all weekend but could never get near it when it landed.

 

Terry... I only managed a handful of shots, they were all too busy doing you know what and always seemed out of reach. Anyway I had about three hours just watching them... great with my binoculars... such gorgeous creatures.

[JohnP]

Good capture John. I was chasing one of these all weekend but could never get near it when it landed.

 

Terry... where do you go to take Dragonfly shots?

[Terry]

Terry... where do you go to take Dragonfly shots?

Hi John all the shots posted this week where taken at our caravan site which is sited on a small fishery at a place between Welshpool and Oswestry. Its called Westlake Fishery.

[JohnP]

Hi John all the shots posted this week where taken at our caravan site which is sited on a small fishery at a place between Welshpool and Oswestry. Its called Westlake Fishery.

 

I was wondering if it was local to where you live, Walsall is not a million miles from me and Four-spotted Chasers are not a Dragonfly I've sen in my area... never mind.

[Terry]

Hi John Westlake is probably as close as Walsall from Ledbury

http://www.fisharound.net/location/public/3172/Westlake-Fishery