I was watching the Dragonflies Jousting over a medium sized pond at Kingston Lacy in Dorset when I noticed the female Common Hawkers skimming low between the reeds looking for good egg laying sites. This one pitched about 1.5m away with the sun behind, giving me the opportunity of several shots. I like this one best.

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Date: 01/09/07

Photographer: ©Richard Keates