I never got around to going to see the Scarlet Darters in Dorset in 2024 and regretted it afterwards. So when I saw that they were back out in good numbers again last year I made the effort to go. Actually, it's too far for me to drive these days so the effort was really my husband's. Rob has absolutely no interest in insects but kindly ferries me around in the summer to see them. After about an hour's wait I managed to get some nice shots of one near the waters edge and later, on my way back to the car park, I happened to spot one land in a bramble patch and was able to sneak up on it!
The Dragonfly Lake at Silverlake, Dorset.
Scarlet Darter - Crocothemis erythraea
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