Macro photo of common hawker dragonfly

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Was able to capture a dragonfly called Common Hawker (Aeshna juncea) when I was out walking in the forest. These insects are big (74 mm) and very camera shy so I had to try several times to get close enough.

It was very entertaining to observe them hunt in the air hunting moths. They have amazing flying capabilities!

First a close up photo of its “face”.
Macro photo of Common Hawker dragonfly
Taken with Olympus E500 digital camera on July 4th, 2007. Click image for larger view.

And here is a picture of the whole dragonfly.
Photo of Common Hawker dragonfly
Taken with Olympus E500 digital camera on July 4th, 2007. Click image for larger view.

Information about the picture:
Camera: Olympus E-500 digital SLR camera
Focal Length: 35 mm
ISO Speed: 100
Lens: Olympus Zuiko Digital 35mm F3.5 Macro
Location: Ånstadbotn (Andørja), Troms in northern Norway

16 thoughts on “Macro photo of common hawker dragonfly”

  6. Susie

    When I was a kid in Korea, I used to catch dragonfly with my bare hands. It was so cool and it’s a big thing in Korea.. they even sell these open wire boxes where you can keep them as pets.. (maybe it’s cruel but I was a kid) and ever since then I had special thing for dragonflys. They are beautiful.. just stumbled across it.. so you are getting stumbled!

  10. femikey

    wow, nice blog i like dragonfly photos, i have 2 pictures like that too but i didn’t post yet, my husband took dragonfly or butterfly photos everytime he go for hike.

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