Pond Ponderings: Chapter One of My Pond Story by Carolyn Cooksey
…day nine, a female Southern Hawker laying eggs all round the pond (pictured below), including on the paving slabs and in the cracks between them. She was joined two days…
…day nine, a female Southern Hawker laying eggs all round the pond (pictured below), including on the paving slabs and in the cracks between them. She was joined two days…
…also spread northwards in England and Wales, reaching Scotland in 2003. Migrant Hawker and Black-tailed Skimmer have shown similar increases and range expansions to a slightly lesser extent. In total,…
…Mating Azure Damselflies Southern Hawker Southern Hawker Larva Although I have had ponds most of my life, I have not really seen many dragonflies emerge from them. In re-building…
…Highlands as part of the IUCN Peatlands Conference. They will be looking at the new Azure Hawker pools that were put in last year and have been a great success….
…hive of insect activity. Many dragonflies and damselflies hunt and patrol the water’s edge, including Banded Demoiselle, Emerald and Small Red-eyed Damselfly, Emperor Dragonfly and Brown, Migrant and Southern Hawkers….
Smaller and duller than the more common Emperor Dragonfly. Dull abdomen with a black line running up the centre and blue colouration near the top. Male: waisted abdomen; black line…
Image: Southern Hawker by Ryszard…
…have been 16 species of dragonfly recorded on the site, these include Keeled Skimmer, Four-spotted Chaser, Common Hawker and Black Darter; there are also stream loving species Golden-ringed Dragonfly, Beautiful…