A Beetle & Dragons at Dunyeats

Yesterday saw a first visit this year to Dunyeats Hill nature reserve, discovered last year as a great location for dragonflies, and so it proved this time around as well.

In addition I came across this Rose Chafer (Cetonia aurata) beetle, which according to my insect ID book belongs to the Scarab (Scarabaeidae) family of beetles.

Olympus OM-D EM-5 DSLR & Zuiko Olympus 90mm Macro F2 lens at 5.6.

Olympus OM-D EM-5 DSLR & Zuiko Olympus 90mm Macro F2 lens at 5.6.

The dragonflies sighted and photographed were the Female Emperor Dragonfly (Anax imperator), Male Broad-bodied Chaser (Libellula depressa), Four-spotted Chaser (Libellula quadrimaculata) and Keeled Skimmers (Orthetrum coerulescens).

Olympus OM-D EM-5 DSLR & Zuiko Olympus 90mm Macro F2 lens at 5.6.

Olympus OM-D EM-5 DSLR & Zuiko Olympus 90mm Macro F2 lens at 5.6.

Olympus OM-D EM-5 DSLR & Zuiko Olympus 90mm Macro F2 lens at 5.6.

Olympus OM-D EM-5 DSLR & Zuiko Olympus 90mm Macro F2 lens at 5.6.

Olympus OM-D EM-5 DSLR & Zuiko Olympus 90mm Macro F2 lens at 5.6.

Olympus OM-D EM-5 DSLR & Zuiko Olympus 90mm Macro F2 lens at 5.6.

 

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