Dragon hunting

 

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.

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2 Responses to Dragon hunting

  1. Lorna Surina says:

    Well done Finn!

  2. Irene McIlwaine says:

    Wow talk of a chip off the old block. Finn, those are incredible. Thanks so much. Irene

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