[Adastra] Dragonfly... and wasps!

[John Luck]

Broad-bodied Chaser, most certainly, Stuart, but I think you will find 
that it is a female. The anal appendages are set much wider giving the 
lower abdomen a much broader appearance than the male.

We also had our first real dragonfly visit the garden pond yesterday 
which was an immature male starting to show the blue pruinescence. It 
arrived shortly after mid-day and was flying around holding territory 
perching on both the rosemary bushes and mimulus flowers at the edge of 
the pond and was still going strong when I left to go out an hour later.

John

Stuart Cooper wrote:
> Dragonfly seen today in my garden in Broad Oak - 
>
> http://www.altview.co.uk/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=241
>
> I've identified it as an immature male Broad-bodied Chaser, although I stand
> to be corrected of course.
>
> I've also discovered a newly built wasp nest in the front of my garage... As
> we are having a wedding reception in the garden in a couple of weeks, it's
> going to have to go. Any suggestions? I'm looking at removal/destruction as
> I don't suppose it can be relocated safely.
>
> Stuart.
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