DRAGONFLIES AT NORTH COVE

   I've been waiting for the first group of dragonflies to hatch for a few weeks now and when I visited the Suffolk Wildlife Trust reserve at North Cove I was lucky enough to see 4 different species on the wing there. The most unusual of these was the Norfolk Hawker which is only found around the broads in Norfolk and Suffolk and is one of the earlier dragonflies to appear and is only seen for a month or two in the early summer.It is a very distinctive dragonfly with its brown body and green eyes and is shown below.

   Secondly is a Hairy Dragonfly which is a colourful insect known for its hairy thorax.

  Next a Four-spotted Chaser which as the name suggests has four spots on each pair of wings and yellow markings down its side.

   Now a Scarce Chaser which as the name suggest is limited in its range and is not found widely and is shown here in the female (orange/brown) form and the male (blue) form.

   Finally photographs of a pair of Azure damselflies laying eggs in a pond with a nice reflection and another view of the magnificent Norfolk Hawker.