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	3143 (5 photos) Hairy Hawker Brachytron pratense ) Håret Mosaikguldsmed (dk) Esna Primaveral (es) Tidig Mosaikslända (se) 2025-05-08 Kalvebod Fælled, Denmark Imago. Male. Fonscolombii-lysningen. I have to continue to practice my net-abilities. Also to make sure the animals are affected as little as possible. Learning which animals are realistic candidates for a capture and which not. It's definitely easier when they are perched, and preferibly low. Trying to catch them when they're already flushed from the ground or bushes is almost impossible. This one was very energetic, and kept basking the wings in the net, and when I tried to grab it at first it even bid me! You wouldn't call it hurtful, but still a strong enough bite to get very surprised when it happens. A fierceful one. The photos are bad, I know. A wide-angle, handheld with one hand and no support. Using autofocus was the only option to try to get the right focus - will need a proper setup when I get to the real deal one day. But at least you can see why the species is called Hairy. I guess all dragonflies have hairs on the body, why it might be a meaningless name to give a single species, but still the amount on the abdomen is significant enough (here) to justify the name. And probably in good use now, the hairs, with clear sky in the night and still a cold northern sweeping over the country. Pellets coming out of S10. No photos after the release, but it took off fine and flew very far indeed to avoid such an experience again. Hands on, Captured
	3142 (4 photos) Downy Emerald Cordulia aenea ) Grøn Smaragdlibel (dk) Esmeralda Bronceada (es) Guldtrollslända (se) 2025-05-05 Kalvebod Fælled, Denmark Imago. Male. SHV-lysninger. Last of the three species to be tested with my net today. There seem to be more aenea this spring on Amager than I have seen the other years. Hands on, Captured
	3141 (6 photos) Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa ) Blå Libel (dk) Libélula Plana (es) Bred Trollslända (se) 2025-05-05 Kalvebod Fælled, Denmark Imago. Female. SHV-lysninger. First of the year for me. And second animal to be caught with my net, as a test to see how easy it would be. And with the practice, not that difficult, actually. Net diameter 25 cm. Hands on, Captured
	3140 (5 photos) Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata ) Fire-plettet Libel (dk) Libélula de Cuatro Manchas (es) Fyrfläckad Trollslända (se) 2025-05-05 Kalvebod Fælled, Denmark Imago. Male. SHV-lysninger. After having created my own nets, this is my first attempt to catch the larger dragonflies. At first it appeared impossible to approach any of the four-spotted that were perched low in the vegetation - they seemed to be able to smell my dubious intentions, and flew away before I could get close enough. But then finally I succeed with this one. Learning how to move oneself and the net comes with practice it turned out. I had read that the animals often stay put after being released, allowing good opportunities to take photos. This was also the case here, and in fact, I got a little worried because, it seemed completely reluctant to move by itself, after I released it. Pushing it a little, to test it, it decided to land on my pants instead. The wind was cold today, and though we were in a sheltered clearing the extra heat absorbed by my pants might have been attractive, ignoring the risk, I had just put it through. Or are they reluctant to fly instantly, after being released, caused by a physiological condition? Could it be that when being captured and hold by the wings, the wing muscles continue to fire, and the animal eventually gets tired, and it then takes a longer time for it to recover its strength and ability to move the wings properly? Hands on, Captured

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