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Brown Hawker


Brown Hawker
Photo Information
Copyright: Hans Hendriks (hansh) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 222 W: 1 N: 172] (688)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-08-15
Categories: Insects
Camera: Canon 20D, Sigma 150mm f2.8 macro
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Dragonflys [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2009-10-31 4:27
Viewed: 105
Points: 4
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Brown hawker - Aeshna grandis

Description
Length: 73mm
A large Hawker with obvious golden brown wings. Both sexes have strong yellow stripes on the sides of the thorax and no ante-humeral stripes. The male is chocolate brown with small blue and yellow markings. It has a noticeable waisted appearence.
The female has small yellow markings and lacks the males waist.

Habitat
Breeds in standing or slow-flowing water laying its eggs in floating or emergent vegetation or timber. Hunts well away from water and may be found hawking woodland rides well into the evening.

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Critiques [Translate]

hallo Hans
super macro!!
zeer goed genomen ,je ziet alles
super scherp en goed licht
super mooie kleuren
het is er weer één die er bij kan
groetjes lou

ciao Hans!
excellent close up of Aeshna grandis good details and cut..

greeting sERGIO

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