Damsel & Dragonfly picture thread

[JonathanD]

OK folks, go forth and take pictures of these amazing animals. This picture was taken with just a rubbish phone, so anyone can get in on it.

The Common Blue..

 

[slowworm]

One of my favourite pictures, take a couple of years ago, Alien...

And fully grown

 

[JonathanD]

Great pics. I went home and picked up my wetsuit and mask this afternoon. The stream is pretty fast flowing, but there were loads of damsel nymphs in there. I was lucky enough to see a female Banded Demoiselle pull herself underwater and lay eggs on one of the plants. Pretty amazing viewing it from underwater but I couldn't take piccies obviously. Hopefully if the sun comes out I can get back with a waterproof camera and get some shots. The water was pretty cold today even with a 3mm wetsuit.

 

[Andy80F]

Okay lets try this pic link. Draggonfly taken on Upton Heath (Dorset, UK).

If not its at http://www.flickr.com/photos/24692997@N06/4781374426/

 

[JonathanD]

Okay lets try this pic link. Draggonfly taken on Upton Heath (Dorset, UK).

Here you go....

You need to right click on the picture and copy the properties code. Copy and paste that and you are good to go. That is a fantastic picture by the way.

 

[Andy80F]

Thanks for that and kind comment always a bonus. It was actually an easy picture to take, towards the end of summer and it was a little slow. One of the first pics taken with new DSLR and autofocus having just moved out from a manual focus (canon T90) to DSLR/AF (Nikon). Still miss some elements of film but not enough to go back.

Andy

 

[naefearjustbeer]

Here is one I snapped in my back garden! My 4 year old daughter started squealing on the trampoline and when I went to investigate the beastie that she was "frightened" of had landed on the trampoline in front of her. I explained it was nothing to be afraid of and said I would try and get a picture. When I came back with the camera she had very delicately picked it up to have a closer look. Just after I took the picture it flew away unharmed. Hopefully she is not frightened of beasties like this again.

 

[British Red]

Oh, I could get boring here

Heres a few dragons to be going on with....

and a few damsels

Red

 

[JonathanD]

Those flying shots are amazing Red.

 

[Nagual]

I can't see anyone saying your pics are boring Red. I post a couple up, this is maybe the best of a bad bunch:

 

[British Red]

Cheers guys - I have dozens of really large ones so I reduced them

I think slowworm has the best shot though!

 

[Bushwhacker]

Banded Demoiselle - West Dorset, taken with camera phone.

 

[QDanT]

Wife Brenda came back from holiday Saturday, and had taken this with a long tele-photo shot

Cheers Danny

 

[Sherwood]

One from me

cheers, Mike

 

[QDanT]

Thought this would fit into this thread ?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-10718550
cheers Danny

 

[British Red]

I'd struggle to notice that wasn't and azure damsel

 

[Gill]

Fantastic pictures wish i had the skill.

 

[nitrambur]

Pic from a holiday in Devon 5 years ago, this was outside the cabin door

 

[BushSleeper]

July8th 2010 whilst fishing in Cornwall, this landed on my thumb.