Saturday, 11 July 2015

BULGARIA

We have recently come back from a holiday in Bulgaria. 
It was mostly for Dragonflies and Butterflies but we did also do some birding.
Apologies if we have named anything incorrectly, please feel free to let us know.

Banded Darter, male

Banded Darter, fem

Balkan Emerald

Banded Demoiselle

Black-tailed Skimmer, teneral

Common Clubtail

Eastern Spectre
Keeled Skimmer
Odalisque
Scarlet Darter

Small Pincertail

Sombre Goldenring



Southern Migrant Hawker, Teneral

Spotted Darter

Southern Skimmer


Mite Infestation
 We saw quite a few Dragonflies infested with Mites. 
 Not sure how long they can survive like this. 


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18 comments:

  1. eileeninmd11 July 2015 at 12:25

    Hello, what a gorgeous collection of dragonflies! Awesome images. Have a happy weekend!

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  2. Wilma11 July 2015 at 14:16

    Such variety. Wonderful images.

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  3. David M. Gascoigne,11 July 2015 at 14:29

    Sounds like a really fabulous trip. I can't help with I.d. but I sure can appreciate your gorgeous pictures. Dragonflies are not my specialty but I appreciate them very much and I am becoming slowly more proficient at identifying North American species.

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  4. Lucy @ A Natural Interlude11 July 2015 at 17:15

    What a wonderful selection!

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  5. Marc Heath11 July 2015 at 17:17

    Great collection of quality photographs.

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  6. FAB11 July 2015 at 19:21

    A super selection of the varied Odonata to be found in Bulgaria. Well done.

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  7. Douglas Mcfarlane11 July 2015 at 23:02

    A great variety of species, with those delicate wings I'm also baffled as to how they survive/cope

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  8. Roos11 July 2015 at 23:49

    Fantastic collection of these Dragonflies. Must have been a fantastic trip.
    Regards,
    Roos

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  9. waldlaeufer68 Frank Scholtyssek12 July 2015 at 06:46

    stunning images, so many different kinds .. super beautiful
    greetings Frank

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  10. Bob Eade.12 July 2015 at 10:38

    That mite infestation is amazing!! A great trip by the look of it and one I would love to do.

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  11. Monts12 July 2015 at 14:05

    Hi John & Sue glad you had a wonderful trip, and a sensational set of images you must be over the moon.
    Hope to CU soon.

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  12. Maria12 July 2015 at 21:58

    Wow, Superb series of these dragonflies!! So many different kinds, great captures!
    A pleasure to view this!
    greetings,
    Maria

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  13. Richard Pegler13 July 2015 at 21:44

    That sounds like a trip to die for, John. What an amazing collection of dragons and damsels! Great photography too! What lens were you using?

    Best wishes from a rather wet Midlands - - - Richard

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  14. JRandSue14 July 2015 at 17:34

    Hi Richard.
    This trip was a joint effort,I used my 150 to 500 Sigma Lens set at macro and my Sigma 18 to 250.
    Sue used her Nikon 300 Lens with Nikon 3100 Camera.
    We are still going through the images which total over 2000.
    John.

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  15. Sam and Lisa16 July 2015 at 22:08

    Superb set, father in law went there, he reckons its brilliant for birds as well.

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  16. Unknown17 July 2015 at 07:07

    Stunning set of dragonflies looks like a great trip.

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  17. Anonymous24 July 2015 at 20:14

    Looks like you had a great time John and some stunning images, what more could you ask for.

    Mike

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  18. JRandSue26 July 2015 at 16:54

    Many thanks for your comments,will try and post more.
    John and Sue.

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