My first Brown Hawker!

[Counter]

I don't know where they have been all my life as they are very common but I finally caught up with one this morning :smile:

A male Brown Hawker - Aeshna grandis (is it me or do these look a bit Autumnal already?)

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D300, 60mm AF-S, SB400

 

[truronion]

Like the photo's, is that what I would call a dragonfly? excuse my ignorance.

 

[Counter]

Like the photo's, is that what I would call a dragonfly? excuse my ignorance.

It is indeed. And how is Truro these days? I used to live in Falmouth when I was a student.

 

[Argent]

nice shots Counter - he looks a bit dusty in the first shot

 

[Counter]

nice shots Counter - he looks a bit dusty in the first shot

Thanks, I thought that too :biggrin:

He also looks like he comes from a very un-smoke free environment!

 

[3whiteroses]

Good looking! Love the coloring with the spot of blue in the eyes.

 

[alexf]

Beautiful crisp shots. Well done.

 

[charlie]

I do like your shots. Surprising as it may seem after our wet summer that tree looks as if it hasn't had enough water !!

 

[Counter]

I do like your shots. Surprising as it may seem after our wet summer that tree looks as if it hasn't had enough water !!

Thank you Charlie. This was in a corner of Hampstead Heath where at least three different species of Dragonfly seem to congregate. There is a fallen tree there surrounded by brambles which has been a good site for Common darters recently (as it was today) but this is the first time I've seen one of these there.

 

[Ryan Bradford]

Oh WOW, i dont know what to say that second shot is just brilliant!

 

[fishbio]

Beautiful

If they always land on dead leaves it's no wonder you haven't seen one before:biggrin:

Larry

 

[j.ankanpaa]

Nice shots!

The season of photographing these hasn´t even start yet and you already got one! :biggrin:

I mean I don´t even try these yet, I´m waiting September-October, that´s the right time to shoot these as weather gets cooler they are quite calm fellows then...

 

[Counter]

Thanks everyone - thanks Jukka. I think I was very lucky then! It's true he didn't stay around very long.
I saw several Migrant Hawkers (which wouldn't sit still) and countless Common Darters (which would) in that same pretty confined but very sunny corner. I was amazed at how high some of them were flying. I'll hopefully post some Common Darter shots in a day or two - they always seem to let me get incredibly close :smile:

 

[tojor]

Nice catch Counter. They are pretty hard to catch. I get very few shots of them every year although I see a lot of them. Very skittish dragonfly.

 

[Counter]

Thank you Torben.