Four-spotted Chaser

Great weather today and plenty of dragonflies on the wing this evening at the Stone Edge ponds, getting a black background without any interfering vegetation is still a challenge.

Four-spotted Chaser

Four-spotted Chaser mating

Ken sent me this photo of a pair of Four-spotted Chaser taken a couple of days ago. Superb picture, unbelievably sharp and hardest of all the wings and bodies are all nicely positioned.
Four-spotted Chasers occur on many of the small pools bordering the moor, the ponds at Stanedge behind the Red Lion are one of the best locations for all the local dragonflies.

Four-spotted Chaser (c.Ken Smith)

Four-spotted Chaser - Stonedge

A few dragonflies on the wing today, had my first Emperor of the year yesterday. Getting photographs in flight takes patience and sunshine and the latter at least is still in short supply. The flight shot was taken at 1/1600 of a second which is clearly not enough to freeze the wing movement.

Four-spotted Chaser

Four-spotted Chaser - Stone Edge

First Four-spotted Chaser of the year at the Stone Edge.

Four-spotted Chaser