King's Dyke West

A fairly standard bunch of insects this lunchtime in cooler, cloudier weatehr than expected. In addition to those shown here there were Black-tailed Skimmers, Four-spotted Chasers, egg-laying Emperor Dragonfly and Blue-tailed Damselflies.

Most of these shots are from the zoom and crop school of insect photography, hence the rather variable quality.

Large Skipper Ochlodes faunus


Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa



Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum


Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum


Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum


Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis f. succinea


Canon Powershot SX10