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  1. Brian Stone

    Dragonfly ID Pointers

    You are probably correct. I have a feeling this is more reliable in females.
  2. Brian Stone

    Dragonfly ID Pointers

    Useful resource Paul. There is a further feature separating Variable from Azure not mentioned. There is a thin blue bar joining the post-occular spots on the top of the head on Variable. Can be seen on this typical male. It's a good point about the variability. The first one I saw at this site...
  3. Brian Stone

    Dragonfly ID Pointers

    Try this for a close up of what I call the "mushroom cloud" of Common Blue Dam. I also think the broad blue antehumeral stripes are a good pointer on a poorly seen insect.
  4. Brian Stone

    Dragonfly ID Pointers

    Like I said its dead easy. Just keep getting slowly closer and closer snapping all the time. Sometimes they just sit tight. The lens was probably only a few centimeters from its eye for this shot. If I remember correctly I was sensationally knackered having spent all day birding a birdless...
  5. Brian Stone

    Dragonfly ID Pointers

    I don't claim much skill. It is having a camera with a good macro capability (Nikon Coolpix 995 in my case) and occasionally coming across very obliging insects. Also this is digital photography. I could never afford to throw away the collossal numbers of utterly awful photos in between the few...
  6. Brian Stone

    Dragonfly ID Pointers

    Will this do for a Common Darter 'face'. Following this are full and detail lateral shots of female and male.
  7. Brian Stone

    Dragonfly ID Pointers

    Great stuff Adey! Should you try to get this "stickied"? Southern Hawker (Aeshna cyanea) caused a couple of issues recently. Unfortunately I don't have any really good pictures of Southern but here is the best I have. If anyone would like to replace this using better photos feel free and I'll...
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