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Blue Hawker Dragonfly

Aeshna cyanea

Photo by SukanyaDatta
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Brilliantly coloured.

Habitat:

Staveley Nature Reserve. It has two parts the East Lagoon rich in natural vegetation with fen, reed swamp and flower-rich grassland, and the landscaped West Lagoons.

Notes:

The nature reserve is barely 20 mins drive from bustling Harrogate, UK.

Reference Links:

Southern hawker - Wikipedia

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Comments (2)
SukanyaDatta
Thanks triggsturner...always happy to see a new species.
triggsturner
Nice image of this beauty. Thank you for sharing it.

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PublishedAugust 24, 2017

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