Migrant hawker
21st September 2009, MondayBy far the most common dragonfly in our garden at this time of the year is the migrant hawker Aeshna mixta. The nymphs of this species develop over one year, which is probably why it is the most regular hawker dragonfly that we have had breeding in our garden pond - it frequently dries out in late summer. This one very obligingly sat on the fence waiting to be photographed.
