Bruce Hyde's photos

DSC 4567 White Featherleg m (Platycnemis latipes)

DSC 4567 White Featherleg m (Platycnemis latipes)

12 Sep 2014 145
DSC 4489 White Featherleg m (Platycnemis latipes)

DSC 4489 White Featherleg m (Platycnemis latipes)

28 Aug 2014 133
Blue Featherleg ovipositing (Platycnemis pennipes)

Blue Featherleg ovipositing (Platycnemis pennipes)

14 Jul 2013 126
Blue Featherleg m (Platycnemis pennipes) 01

Blue Featherleg m (Platycnemis pennipes) 01

15 Jun 2014 98
Blue Featherleg f pronotum (Platycnemis pennipes) (3)

Blue Featherleg f pronotum (Platycnemis pennipes)…

15 Aug 2013 154
Migrant Hawker (Aeshna mixta)

Migrant Hawker (Aeshna mixta)

12 Oct 2013 114
Migrant Hawker dragonfly (Aeshna mixta) in flight.
White Featherleg m (Platycnemis latipes)

White Featherleg m (Platycnemis latipes)

12 Aug 2013 111
Charming small damselflies which are quite happy to be photographed - as a rule anyway.
White Featherleg m (Platycnemis latipes)

White Featherleg m (Platycnemis latipes)

06 Aug 2013 2 3 193
Charming small damselflies which are quite happy to be photographed - as a rule anyway.
White Featherleg m (Platycnemis latipes)

White Featherleg m (Platycnemis latipes)

14 Aug 2013 189
Charming small damselflies which are quite happy to be photographed - as a rule anyway.
Violet Dropwing m (Trithemis annulata)

Violet Dropwing m (Trithemis annulata)

27 Jun 2014 1 150
A beautiful coloured dragonfly - well the male is anyway - which perches on vegetation near water and is fairly approachable.
Southern Skimmer m (Orthetrum brunneum)

Southern Skimmer m (Orthetrum brunneum)

21 Jun 2014 141
An all-blue dragonfly, usually seen close to water where it hunts and mates.
Small Skipper (Thymelicus sylvestris)

Small Skipper (Thymelicus sylvestris)

01 Jun 2014 1 1 151
Small Pincertail f (Onychogomphus forcipatus)

Small Pincertail f (Onychogomphus forcipatus)

03 Aug 2013 130
There is discussion about definitive ID marks for this dragonfly, when compared to the Large Pincertail (O. uncatus). One of the identifying marks is the small yellow spot between the eyes.
Ruddy Darter (Sympetrum sanguinem)

Ruddy Darter (Sympetrum sanguinem)

12 Jul 2014 118
The male is coloured rich red, with black legs. It is not too shy.
Large Skipper (Ochlodes sylvanus)

Large Skipper (Ochlodes sylvanus)

25 Sep 2013 2 1 213
Large Skipper (Ochlodes sylvanus)

Large Skipper (Ochlodes sylvanus)

15 Jul 2013 149
Bee 02a ( Anthophora possibly)

Bee 02a ( Anthophora possibly)

01 Jun 2014 1 3 188
An attractive bumble bee that appears to be blind.
Egyptian Grasshopper (Anacridium aegyptium)

Egyptian Grasshopper (Anacridium aegyptium)

26 Apr 2007 1 142
These are fairly common in S. France; they look a bit sci-fi with their stripy eyes.
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