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Rachel
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 Posted: Thu Aug 14, 2008 3:52 pm Post subject: Made me scream |
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at first ... then I went and got my camera...
it was huge and scary!! |
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RockitRon
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Stone me, Rach, what are you feeding them on?
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SantaFefan
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I remember the first time I ever saw a Dragon Fly at Junior school.. it frightened the life out of me and I still stay clear of them  - not that they really bother humans.
Some people describe them as beautiful but I don't see why... beautiful by design yes, but not for looks!
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Rachel
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| Posted: Thu Aug 14, 2008 4:39 pm Post subject: |
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| RockitRon wrote: | | Stone me, Rach, what are you feeding them on? |
It was after my apple pie... 
I've not seen one that big ever... it was about 3" long ... I couldn't get anything in the shot to give it a size reference.. It had been dive-bombing me in the garden earlier.... |
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Angus McCoatup
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| Posted: Thu Aug 14, 2008 9:52 pm Post subject: |
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Nice macro shots Rach.
What camera do you use? DSLR I presume but which one? |
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Rachel
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| Posted: Sun Aug 17, 2008 9:08 am Post subject: |
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Hi Angus
Thanks ... just snaps really..... yep camera is a Canon EOS 350D
The Dragonfly.. I've checked it out on the British Dragonfly Society ( yeah really there is such an organisation) website..
It's a Southern Hawker (Aeshna juncea) .. quite common around these parts apparently. |
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Mark Mayhew
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| Shock horror-for a moment there I thought it was a picture of Steve Wright. |
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John W
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Dragon flies have never been common in our garden despite the fair-sized pond, but the smaller similar Damsel flies are seen often, some beautiful colours :
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Rachel
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| Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2008 7:07 am Post subject: |
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Hi John,
that's more like it , the cute little blue ones. I like those. There was always zillions of them around the ponds where I used to work. We would sit out at lunchtime watching them and the fish while eating our sarnies.
Nice picture too. |
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