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Day of the Dragon

from [Harvey Perkins] [Permanent Link][Original]
To: Geoffrey Dabb <>
Subject: Day of the Dragon
From: Harvey Perkins <>
Date: Tue, 20 Dec 2016 21:25:21 +0000
Great shots, Geoff. The dragonfly is a Tau Emerald Hemicordulia tau. Was this all the one individual?

Harvey

On 20 December 2016 at 15:44, Geoffrey Dabb <> wrote:

I spent an hour yesterday and this morning waiting for a Little Bittern, without any serious expectation of seeing one. Too few bitterns, too much typha.  However there were certainly two different birds calling yesterday.  From the hide this morning one could see at least 5 dragonflies being despatched by busy RWs.  The D-flies seem to be all the one species. I can confirm the RWs can snatch them from the air.  That motionless hovering might be clever, but is not necessarily advantageous from a natural selection viewpoint.  Catching the insects took less time than removing the wings.

 


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