Common Hawker Dragonfly
Taken at Glenashdale on 16th August 2016 using Panasonic Lumix LX5 in macro mode.
Fact File

Common Hawker Dragonfly.
Species:
Order:
Family:		 Aeshna juncea.
Odonata.
Aeshnidae.
Adult Food:
Body:
Habitat:
Flies/Found:
Feature:
 Insects.
74 mm.
Moorland habitats with acidic pools.
June - October.
They catch their prey mid flight and can hover and fly backwards.