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Metalpoint drawing in Gold , Silver, watercolour, gold leaf, palladium leaf, mica on mica and marble dust grounds 59cm x 47cm
The Southern Hawker (Aeshna cyanea) can be found in ponds, lakes and canals near woodland, in England and Wales and sometimes Scotland. It is often spotted patrolling the water or ‘hawking’ through woodland rides. A fast-flying species, it will catch its prey mid-air.
Hawkers are the largest and fastest flying dragonflies; they catch their insect-prey mid-air and can hover or fly backwards. They are around 7cm in length and mostly black in colour. The male has lime green spots all along the body, pale blue bands on the last three segments of the abdomen, blue-green eyes, and large green patches on the thorax. The female is paler, with pale green spots and brownish eyes. The black-and-blue hawkers are a tricky group of dragonflies to identify. The Southern hawker can be recognised by its lime green, rather than blue, spots and the large pale patches on its thorax.
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