Oriental Fruit Fly - Bactrocera dorsalis
Oystercatcher - Haematopus ostralegus
Eurasian Nuthatch - Sitta europaea
"Yes? .... Can I Help?"
Eurasian Blue Tit - Parus caeruleus (or Cyanistes…
Asian Water Monitor - Varanus salvator
"Yikes... I'm Going .. I'M GOING!!!!"
Great Spotted Woodpecker - Picoides major
Smew (male) - Mergellus albellus
Azure Damselfly - Coenagrion puella
Alder Leaf Beatle - Agelastica alni
Pied Wagtail Caught In The Sunlight
European Goldfinch - Carduelis carduelis
Harlequin Ladybird - Harmonia axyridis
Lapwing - Vanellus vanellus
Comma - Polygonia c-album
Little Grebe - Tachybaptus ruficollis
Eristalis pertinax - Female
Pied Avocet - Recurvirostra avosetta
Feather And Flower
Green-Veined White - Pieris napi
Greenfinch (juvenile) - Chloris chloris
Banded Demoiselle - Calopteryx splendens
Common Pheasant (male) - Phasianus colchicus
Mute Swan - Cygnus olor
Spotted Forest Skink - Sphenomorphus maculatus
Myathropa florea - Female
Brown Pelican - Pelecanus occidentalis
Indian Pond Heron - Ardeola grayii
Misty Moorings
Red-Whiskered Bulbul - Pycnonotus jocosus
Gulf fritillary - Agraulis vanillae
See also...
Keywords
Authorizations, license
-
Visible by: Everyone -
All rights reserved
-
52 visits
Common Darter (female) - Sympetrum striolatum


The Common Darter - Sympetrum striolatum - is a dragonfly which is prevalent throughout Europe. They breed in still or slow moving water of all types from lakes to ponds and rivers to ditches and can be seen from June to November. As their name suggests, Common Darters are ambush predators, waiting on a perch such as a fence, a leaf or the top of a stick or reed and then having spotted their insect prey, they will follow it then dart forward suddenly from a hovering position to catch it. They then take their catch to a favoured perch to eat it. This female was seen at a small pond at the Three Sisters Recreational area near Wigan.
This Picture is fully © Copyrighted.
None of my images may be copied, reproduced or altered in any form or manner or placed on the internet or any other social media, or in any form of publication either print or otherwise, in any form or manner without my written permission.
This Picture is fully © Copyrighted.
None of my images may be copied, reproduced or altered in any form or manner or placed on the internet or any other social media, or in any form of publication either print or otherwise, in any form or manner without my written permission.
- Keyboard shortcuts:
Jump to top
RSS feed- Latest comments - Subscribe to the comment feeds of this photo
- ipernity © 2007-2025
- Help & Contact
|
Club news
|
About ipernity
|
History |
ipernity Club & Prices |
Guide of good conduct
Donate | Group guidelines | Privacy policy | Terms of use | Statutes | In memoria -
Facebook
Twitter
Sign-in to write a comment.