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Brown Hawker (1 Viewer)
- Thread starter Jane Turner
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harry eales
Ancient Entomologist
Jane Turner said:
Hello Jane,
Your Brown Hawker apparently became damaged during emergence, crippled winged specimens like that are not uncommon around breeding sites. Most however don't manage to get airborne and soon end up as food for the local bird population.
Harry
Jane Turner
Well-known member
I'm no where near a breeding site though! Nearest is oooh 15 miles away...
Three wings are perfect and the 4th is missing!
Three wings are perfect and the 4th is missing!
Brian Stone
A Stone chatting
I find these very hard to photograph and the only pic (not digitised) I have is of an injured one in my kitchen. I thought at the time that was a collision injury. Its a powerful insect and I reckon a sparrow would have a fight on its hands. Perhaps a close encounter with a Red-footed Falcon 
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harry eales
Ancient Entomologist
Jane Turner said:
Hello again Jane,
Sorry from the second photo it appeared that one wing was crippled and hanging down. If just one was missing, (I can see the stump) I would put it down to bird damage. Possibly even your sparrow could have done this. It is unusual for a Dragonfly to loose this much wing otherwise. I would like to bet there are nearer sites to you than 15 miles. Brown Hawker had been expanding its range rapidly in the last few years and it can breed in small garden ponds.
Harry
Jane Turner
Well-known member
Perhaps I was exaggerating wrt range.. but I have only seen migrants up here... usually at sea!
I've seen the garden sparrows chasing Emporers and Southern Hawkers before...the latter turned the tables and chased the sparrow of course
I've seen the garden sparrows chasing Emporers and Southern Hawkers before...the latter turned the tables and chased the sparrow of course
Surreybirder
Ken Noble
The flight powers of dragonflies are amazing. We've had a broad-bodied chaser in our garden many times this year, and when the sparrows fly near it takes off almost instantaneously. I hope we get a brown hawker, too!
