What better way to rekindle odonataphilia than this very lucky close encounter with a female Hairy dragonfly at Churton Marlpits on the way back from an alpine plant show near Manchester, Despite a short yomp down tractor tracks through Oil seed Rape, a more idyllic habitat would be hard to find......
I'd been watching a fairly large Dragonfly flying across the pool when amazingly it perched not far way. Sensing it may return to the spot, I moved close to it and waited -I could not believe my luck!!
What a stunner! The moment didn't last long but I got a side view or two....
Before taking the liberty of a close up, taking that hairy thorax, so aptly named....
Oh well, at least my eye is in - just got to find one of these in Shropshire now!!
