Dragonflies

There are many pools that support Dragonfly and Damselfly in Apedale.  As many of these insects will hunt away from the pools where they emerged, Dragonfly and Damselfly can be seen just about anywhere in Apedale in the season.  It is not uncommon to see a Hawker going about its business on the Apedale Road and as late as 9 o'clock on a summer evening.

The easiest to spot is probably the Brown Hawker, it is relatively common, relatively large, patrols a large area and its deep amber wings are easily seen against the sky.  It is however very rare to spot one of the hawkers on the ground or perched (and for this reason I have few photos of Browns at present).  If you are close to water however, it is the damselfly that is more likely to be spotted due to the weight of its numbers.

A female Ruddy Darter, one of the dragonfly that can be seen around Miry.

There is an album of the dragon and damselfly that I have been lucky enough to photograph here.   The location of each subject is shown on a map to the right of the images.  All images were uploaded at the highest resolution available so knock yourself out with use of  the Picasa "full details page", 'f11' and the on screen magnifier.

If you would like to use any of these images let me know your purpose as I may have a better copy.   Where resolution allows images in the album are cropped very tightly to maximise subject size on the small screen rather than for the most aesthetic presentation.

An author credit is polite and is a condition of the license.