A return to Dunyeats Hill nature reserve
UPDATED: 1 July 14
Today saw a return to Dunyeats Hill nature reserve, due to the success of the last visit, in the pursuit of photographing more dragonflies. This time around I included the Sigma 50-500mm F4-6.3 APO DG lens in my camera bag in the hope of capturing some in flight and to assist with this I decided to also take along the tripod with a ball head attached.
Although the in flight shots of the dragonflies did not turn out to be successful I did get this Buzzard (Buteo buteo) in flight
However, the best part of the day was spotting this Emperor Dragonfly (Anax imperator) laying eggs. I managed to get several decent shots and also captured it on video, the latter I hope to post up later.
At times I also strolled around the pond with the Zuiko Olympus 90mm Macro F2 lens, and on one occasion found this Keeled Skimmer (Orthetrum coerulescens) Common Darter (Sympetrum striolatum) (Updated ID per comment from ChrisA) within the heather close by.
I now have also published my video of the Emperor dragon ovipositing on Youtube, and here it is
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The last two are Common Darters. The clue is the black legs with a yellow stripe.
Thanks for the tip Chris