trevsastar

By trevsastar

Day 172/25. Missed them !!!

We returned from holiday today to find many dragonflies have already emerged from our pond. I counted 9 of these exoskeletons (exuvia) on leaves around the pond, all that remains of dragonflies that have emerged and flown.
I believe them to be Southern Hawkers. Can anyone identify them?
We'll check again tomorrow, there may be more to come out.
Last year we saw one emerge on 14th July. Given the weather, it's not surprising that they are earlier this year.
See extra picture for another one.

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