My Favourite ImageMigrant Hawker (Aeshna mixta)

The Migrant Hawker is undoubtedly one of the more obliging late season dragonflies to photograph . It is also the smallest hawker in the UK.

It is identifiable by its steely blue eyes, mainly brown thorax & the blue abdominal spots. There is also a yellow triangle on the segment two of the abdomen.

Generally the female Migrant Hawker is of a browner appearance with yellow abdominal spots.

The Migrant Hawker is fond of perching on bankside vegetation, often at head height or below and is fairly easy to photograph as a result.

The male specimen in the picture, perched quite readily on the edge of a reed bed and was quite happy for the camera lens to be situated only a few inches away.