Dragon Fly
 

Spotted this on a countryside walk today.

Can any of our resident experts let me know what it is?

Taken on a 5D MkII with Canon 100-400. ISO 640 1/800 f7 @ 400mm

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I'm not an expert Garry but I think that it's a wide bodied chaser.

[QUOTE=silversnapper1;48272]I'm not an expert Garry but I think that it's a wide bodied chaser.[/QUOTE]

What ever it is, it's beautiful:D

Rog

It's pretty straightforward - as they used to say on Catchphrase "say what you see";)
It's a chaser and has 4 spots, so it's a Four Spotted Chaser (yes, i know it's got 8 spots, don't confuse the issue:D).

Anyway here's a good link for you Cathus
[URL]http://www.british-dragonflies.org.uk/species/four-spotted-chaser[/URL]

Great shot, by the way. Have you got a larger version to look at?

All the best, Sie:)

Oops, forgot to add that it's a cracking pic.

Yup, nice shot of a Four-spotted Chaser! :)

Nice detail and well spotted :-)

Karen