Guest posting: The pictures and text are from my nine-year old grandson, Finn.
Alistair
Preparation is important before going to hunt dragons with your grandfather. After all, dragons are wily and skittish. So before heading out, we checked our equipment and refined our stalking technique.
Although flying darners proved too elusive for the equipment, perching meadowhawks yielded to my skilful stalking.
Here is the result of an hour that I spent stalking and shooting dragons in the Park.
Male Cherry-faced Meadowhawk dragonfly
Female Cherry-faced Meadowhawk dragonfly
Male White-faced Meadowhawk dragonfly
Female White-faced Meadowhawk dragonfly
Detail of the head of female White-faced Meadowhawk dragonfly. Notice the cellular structure of the compound eyes.
Well done Finn!
Wow talk of a chip off the old block. Finn, those are incredible. Thanks so much. Irene