Aeshna cyanea
Retour aux odonates, en particulier à l'Aeschne bleue.Pendant mes affûts au Martin pêcheur, il m'est arrivé de voir un certain nombre d'individus mâles patrouillant les berges de l'étang pour trouver une femelle en train de pondre et la "kidnapper" pour s'accoupler avec. A part chez les Caloptéryx, le kidnapping et le "viol" sont monnaie courante!!
While I wait for the kingfishers, I sometimes see Blue hawker males patrolling along the banks of the lake to find a female laying her eggs in order to kidnap her and mate with her.
La chance a voulu que non seulement le martin soit absent depuis un moment mais qu'un cœur copulatoire se pose à quelques mètres, caché dans les joncs. Je décroche mon matos de mon trépied et je le retrouve bien posé et relativement dégagé; petite approche en douceur et le voilà sur ma carte!
I was lucky to see this mating wheel perch in the reeds, as the kingfisher was elsewhere for some time. I grabbed my camera and rushed to shoot it... Luckily the dragonflies where well exposed:
Sympetrum striolatum
Et un Sympêtre strié qui passait par là!
And a Common darter patrolling too:
Wonderful images of the Southern Hawkers (as we call them here), Carine. Not seen one for a little while now so I think they might have finished for the season in these parts. Now I have another thing to look forward to next year! With my very best wishes. Take good care - - - Richard
RépondreSupprimerMany thanks for your comment here, Richard!
SupprimerI thought this blog was dwindling away slowly, but let's try to keep going.
I would very much appreciate your dragon posts here ;-)
Sept is really the Southern hawker month here in France and I would think it is quite the same the UK.
I am flying off to Kenya very early on monday!
All the best, keep well and enjoy your weekend :)