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Migrant Hawker


Migrant Hawker
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Copyright: Catherine Dijon (CatherineD) Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 425 W: 15 N: 1845] (6667)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2009-07-12
Categories: Insects
Camera: Canon EOS 40 D, Sigma 70-300 4-5.6 APO DG MACRO
Exposure: f/16, 1/100 seconds
Details: Tripod: Yes
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2009-07-23 9:11
Viewed: 332
Points: 22
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note [French]
Aeshna mixta
Family : Aeshnidae

The Migrant Hawker is with its length of 63 mm one of the smaller species of hawker dragonflies. The species prefers still or slow-flowing water and can tolerate brackish sites. The flight period is from July to the end of October. They can be found in North Africa, southern and central Europe to the Baltic region.
In the United Kingdom this insect was rare until the 1940's when it began migrating from the continent in large numbers. It continues to do so and is now a resident breeding species throughout England and Wales. It reached the Isle of Man in 1998 and Ireland in 2000. (Wikipedia)
Both sexes have a yellow golf tee-shaped marking on dorsal surface of abdominal segment 2.
The pterostigma is dark brown for the male and light brown or orange for the female. The male has blue spots and the female more brownish spots.
nazirbadar, horias, Gert-Paassen, nglen, flashpoint, Luis52, nasokoun, Noisette has marked this note useful
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What a nice close up with good details and nice composition.
Regards
Nazir

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  • zetu Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 647 W: 15 N: 1589] (6203)
  • [2009-07-23 9:36]

Hello Catherine
Beautiful dragonfly taken with sharp details and natural colors.
Regards
Razvan

bonsoir Catherine!
magnifique BG de tres belles couleurs natureles, une tres bone nettetée bravo
a tres bientot
Joffrey

hello Catherine
nice composition with good sharpness
very good light
beautiful colours
greeting lou

Hi Catherine,

nice pov and good close up on this Dragonfly.
Fine natural colours with blurred bg.

Gert

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  • nglen Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2908 W: 34 N: 8625] (32146)
  • [2009-07-23 12:24]

Hi Catherine. You had god light when you took this Migrant Hawker and you used it so well. The wing have a shine to them. Taken with fine detail and bright colours. well done TFS.
Nick..

ciao Catherine!
excellent catch in the dim light of this Aeshna, perfect pose and details in a
environment with chromatism really effective

best sERGIO

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  • Luis52 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1110 W: 5 N: 3457] (12761)
  • [2009-07-23 14:13]

Hola Catherine.
Fine details on wings, great pose and light.
TFS
Luis52.

hello Catherine
fine composition with very good colours and detail, very good POV, front in a exceptional background they constitute one great capture and photo
TFS
Nasos

Bonjour Catherine
superbe image de cette élégante libellule avec une belle pose sur ce tronc
le point de vue et le focus sont excellents, j'adore aussi, les effets de lumière sur l'insecte, le beau dessin strié de son corps et les merveilleux couleurs du BG
Passe un bon WE
Jacqueline

Very nice capture Catherine.
Beautiful colours in the background too.
Cheers
Steve

Hi dear catherine
this is the first time i see a Dragonfly in this standing style! seems it has grabed the tree :) usually i see them while they're warming up their wings.By the way very beautiful shot with beautiful & colorful background.

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