Sunday 19 September 2010

Black Darters

These Black Darters are a first for us. We were surprised at how many there were and
how they seemed to like landing on all things human.



This one is on my arm. I was extremely nervous, even though they are harmless.
All I could hear was John telling me to keep still. Sue
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26 comments:

  1. Bob Bushell19 September 2010 at 16:24

    You were lucky, a Black Darter. You and John are good at finding out through your photos.

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  2. Monts19 September 2010 at 16:46

    Hi Both
    Cracking shots of the Darter John, well done.
    Previous post had some smashing images esp the wheaters and the Starling.
    Catch up sometime Cheers.

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  3. Mike Randall Bird Photography19 September 2010 at 19:55

    Pleased you have got to see Black Darters, nice set of pictures. Strange they liked sitting on you.
    Mike

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  4. KaHolly19 September 2010 at 20:42

    Didn't it make you feel special?

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  5. Bobbster19 September 2010 at 20:51

    Great images John the amount of detail and sharpness of your pictures are top drawer, excellent work

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  6. Unknown19 September 2010 at 21:28

    Lovely images very sharp in detail you certainly know your stuff and make this look easy.

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  7. Angie Moore19 September 2010 at 22:06

    Great shots.

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  8. Unknown19 September 2010 at 22:10

    Lovely images John...top draw as usual.

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  9. Sam and Lisa19 September 2010 at 22:16

    Superb shots again.
    Sam

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  10. Julie G.20 September 2010 at 01:49

    Once again, terrific images! Excellent clarity. The wings are especially lovely. It looks as if the darters were quite taken with you both.

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  11. Anonymous20 September 2010 at 09:43

    Brill photos of a species i`ve yet to see.

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  12. Montanagirl20 September 2010 at 15:44

    Oh he's beautiful. Great shots!

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  13. holdingmoments20 September 2010 at 17:43

    Never seen one of these; a real beauty.

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  14. SouthernSass21 September 2010 at 00:38

    Beautiful shots! I have never seen one of those either - love it!

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  15. Kerri Farley21 September 2010 at 12:35

    How neat to have it land on you!! Nice captures!

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  16. Friend of HK21 September 2010 at 12:48

    Never seen a black darter in Hong Kong, nice shots!

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  17. Elaine22 September 2010 at 01:14

    Beautiful! I took some photos a few weeks ago of a very similar dragonfly that kept coming back and landing on my husband.

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  18. JRandSue22 September 2010 at 20:41

    Thank you for all your great comments,i would also like to thank Sue,it was her research which helped us locate these Black Darters.
    Probably the only site in Cornwall.
    John.

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  19. SAPhotographs (Joan)23 September 2010 at 10:27

    I have just discovered some blacks ones here too but getting a picture of one is almost impossible. Maybe I need to hold out my arm too. :) Great shots of it.

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  20. Zane24 September 2010 at 21:29

    Excellent - seems as though you are the dragonfly / damselfly specialist photographers. Posted a link in my latest blog update to your site.

    Regards
    Zane

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  21. Ken.25 September 2010 at 18:38

    Hi JR and Sue.
    What great shots of the Black Darter Dragonfly. What I wouldn't give to see one of those. How I envy you. Nice one.

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  22. JRandSue25 September 2010 at 18:52

    Thanks Ken,lets hope you come across some in the near future.
    Thank you Zane for the Link,on your Blog.
    John.

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  23. FAB26 September 2010 at 18:19

    I'm delighted you managed to catch up with this one John. In my experience not usually that tame.
    Well done. FAB.

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  24. Scillybirds27 September 2010 at 20:18

    Well Done JR & Sue lovely shots. Paul
    Nice to bump into you last week.

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  25. JRandSue27 September 2010 at 22:44

    Thanks Paul,look forward to a longer chat and visit.
    Cya.
    john.

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  26. Noushka10 October 2010 at 10:26

    Hello!
    I am quite impressed to discover the black Darter here!
    I have been taking pictures of dragonflies for a couple of years in the south of France and I still haven't seen them!
    I believe they live in altitude!
    Well done, I feel jealous!! :))
    Cheers!

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