This is one of our largest Dragonflies and with its bright yellow and black banding is easy to spot.
Its often found on Southeren Heathlands but this is the first time I have seen one on the reserve.
It kindly decided to land on this post in my garden to eat what looked liked a hover fly or a small bee. The snack took about 10 minutes before it flew back over the fence to the reserve.
The close up picture below show its nasty looking mouth parts and the poor insect.
