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a damselfly sitting on a leaf
Dragon-fly, view from above, blue - black, big, sitting on a rock, wings spreaded out, USA, Kenai Peninsula
a female flat-bellied dragonfly (Libellula depressa) perches on a withered branch. In the background a green meadow. There is a lot of space for text. The dragonfly is photographed from above
The most common of hawker dragonflies and can be seen in good numbers when emerged and on the wing into late autumn
A male migrant hawker hanging from a bramble in the English countryside.
Macro shot of a dragonfly flying
Dragonfly an efficient hunter on fruit tree
Tot 36-45mm, Ab 23-38mm, Hw 28-33mm, about the size of Sympetrum striolatum.\nIdentification:\nThe common, small Orthetrum of flowing water throughout Europe. The Keeled Skimmer is characterized by its rather small size, fairly slender tapering abdomen and large pterostigma (around 4mm long).\nBehavior:\n Normally sits on vegetation, seldom on the ground.\nOccurrence:\nCommon around the Mediterranean, but generally local in central and Southern Europe.\nHabitat:\nRunning waters, such as streams and ditches. In north of range mainly runnels in boggy areas.\nFlight Season: \nFrom April to November; most abundant from June to August.\n\nThe Species is quite local in the Netherlands in the described Habitats. This Picture is made on the Veluwe in begin of August 2021 along a small Brook.
butterfly on the flower
Take at dawn in a closeup of a dragonfly.
Natural closeup on a common bluetail damselfly, Ischnura elegans sitting on a green leaf
Small Blue Arrow (Orthetrum coerulescens), a species of dragonfly in the family Orthetrum coerulescens.
Reflection
The Black-tailed Skimmer is a narrow-bodied dragonfly that can be seen flying low over the bare gravel and mud around flooded gravel pits and reservoirs.
Beautiful water lily (Nymphaea) in a lake
Tot 33-37mm, Ab 23-25mm, Hw 29-32mm.\nLarge, broad, club-tailed species, Males often perch on lilypads. They are dark, marked with white highlights on the face, waist and at the tips of the wings and abdomen. This makes identification through binoculars easy.\nBehavior:\nBoth sexes fly actively over open water, frequently resting on floating vegetation (Nuphar, Nymphaea, Potamogeton), where mating may also take place. Male often raises clubbed tail.\nOccurrence:\nOccurrence is scattered and populations are normally rather small. May be abundant locally.\nHabitat:\nPools and lakes with moderate nutrient levels and rich aquatic vegetation.\nFlight Season: \nMid May to early August; most abundant in June.\n\nThis Picture is made in the Wieden (Overijssel, the Netherlands) in mid June of 2021.
butterfly on the flower in spring
A closer look on Senegal Golden Dartlet in Selangor, Malaysia.
An Eastern Tiger Swallowtail in Dover, Tennessee
Female ruddy darter resting on reed grass.
photo of green fly on plant stem. selective focus
A male Blue Dasher dragonfly perched on a reed against a muted green background.
Beautiful water lily (Nymphaea) in a lake
Beautiful green lotus leaf in a black dark pond.
Pyrgus sidea on the flower
Field characters: Tot 56-64mm, Ab 43-54mm, Hw 37-42mm. Distinctly smaller than most Aeshna species.\n\nThe commonest small hawker. Numerous in much of our area, and although it can be on the wing during most months in the Mediterranean, further north it is especially associated with late summer and autumn, when it may appear in massive migrations. It is usually identified by its size, relative dull colours and the diagnostic yellow \
A closeup of the meadow brown butterfly (Maniola jurtina) on a purple flower
Take the morning to the light of a close up of dragonfly stretching.
Close-up of the Beautiful purple water lilies in Wetland Park.
A dragonfly spreads its wings, waiting for the sun to dry the dew from its wings.
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