Libellula depressa egg laying.
As those of you into dragons know, different genera have various egg laying habits. Some like the Aeshnas incise their eggs into plant stems or mud. Others like Sympetrums dance above the water and drop their eggs in. Chasers do this and that's one of the good things about sitting in a Kingfisher hide for 7 hours. Great dragonfly watching !
Gotsome great stuff on Emps and Hawkers
Sigma 100-300mm
This female spent all afternoon dancing and egg laying in front of the hide . Most of the time she was too near to get focus. This is about the only useable shot out of two full cards ( had to save some for the Kingfisher) Cloned out a very bright reed in the background which took a long time !
Hope you like
Cheers
JohnR
Posted by Andy Astbury on June 20, 2008 at 5:25 PM
Looks like you had a better day than me John - and it was shorter
Nice action capture
Pity the DoF ran out behind the head - BUT the really great thing is it illustrates the wing rotation very well which more than makes up for it
Now your not trying to tell me you can sit in a hide for seven hours without being bugged by the call of nature John.
Your image is a great illustration of the egg laying habits of the Chaser. :toast
I knew it !!
I knew some one would say that !
I actually collected some of the eggs later and put them in my garden dragonfly ponds .
Highly illegal of course, but the man from EN (as it was then ) said " Whots a dragonfly then ?? )
Ooops
JR
Wonderful shot John, absolutely beautiful; never thought of using a hide., whenever I go after dragon flies I end up being bitten to death! What about the Kingfisher then?
Incidentally I don't think a flask would be much use to me,
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15 repliesAs those of you into dragons know, different genera have various egg laying habits. Some like the Aeshnas incise their eggs into plant stems or mud. Others like Sympetrums dance above the water and drop their eggs in. Chasers do this and that's one of the good things about sitting in a Kingfisher hide for 7 hours. Great dragonfly watching !
Gotsome great stuff on Emps and Hawkers
Sigma 100-300mm
This female spent all afternoon dancing and egg laying in front of the hide . Most of the time she was too near to get focus. This is about the only useable shot out of two full cards ( had to save some for the Kingfisher) Cloned out a very bright reed in the background which took a long time !
Hope you like
Cheers
JohnR
Nice action capture
Pity the DoF ran out behind the head - BUT the really great thing is it illustrates the wing rotation very well which more than makes up for it
Ain't Dragons great!
Your image is a great illustration of the egg laying habits of the Chaser. :toast
Major.
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Major- Ever used a thermos for something its not intended for !! ?
Yippee !
I'd clone out the small white spots near her tail though. Only kidding.
I hope I see something similar soon. I've not seen this species laying before.
Regards
I knew some one would say that !
I actually collected some of the eggs later and put them in my garden dragonfly ponds .
Highly illegal of course, but the man from EN (as it was then ) said " Whots a dragonfly then ?? )
Ooops
JR
Ian
Matt
Incidentally I don't think a flask would be much use to me,
JR
Cheers,
Dan.
Agree with Dan..............great NH shot
Alan
Robert