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Orthetrum cancellatum, Black-tailed Skimmer, dragonfly, female

blue dragonfly lays eggs in a pond sitting on a stone bridge, summer day

A male Blue Corporal dragonfly perched on a log.

Blue Corporal - Ladona deplanata- Male on green leaf

A dragonfly rests on a straw stump in a puddle of water.

Picture of a dragonflyskimming across the waters of the pond.

Aeshna viridis, the green hawker hovering in a pond.

Close up of a blue dragonfly insect, near the river

$Tot 42-45mm, Ab. 25-29mm, Hw 32-38mm.\n\nGeneral: A local species throughout our area that prefers slow-moving waters, bordered with tall emergent vegetation. The appearance of the male changes dramatically with maturation; vivid orange abdomen turn into black and grey-blue territorial males. \nMales frequently perch on waterside plants, making darting flights between perches.\nHabitat: Appears to require a certain combination of water quality and habitat structure (such as Reed borders). Include slow flowing rivers and streams, abandoned canals, reedy lakes and ditches, oxbows and fishponds.\nFlight Season: From April to early August, but activity concentrated in May and June in most of range.\nDistribution: Widespread through M Europe, habitat specific, therefore locally common.\n\nIn the Netherlands the Dragonfly is local common. The Males have a blue Abdomen.$

Background. Dragonfly and reed in water. Copy space for text.

Familiar bluet damselfly (Enallagma civile) flying toward a stick in shallow water as its reflection shines in the dark water below with plenty of copy space at the top, left, and bottom

$Tot 33-37mm, Ab 23-25mm, Hw 29-32mm.\nLarge, broad, club-tailed species, Males often perch on lilypads. They are dark, marked with white highlights on the face, waist and at the tips of the wings and abdomen. This makes identification through binoculars easy.\nBehavior:\nBoth sexes fly actively over open water, frequently resting on floating vegetation (Nuphar, Nymphaea, Potamogeton), where mating may also take place. Male often raises clubbed tail.\nOccurrence:\nOccurrence is scattered and populations are normally rather small. May be abundant locally.\nHabitat:\nPools and lakes with moderate nutrient levels and rich aquatic vegetation.\nFlight Season: \nMid May to early August; most abundant in June.\n\nThis Picture is made in the Wieden (Overijssel, the Netherlands) in mid June of 2021.$

Emperor Dragonfly (Anax imperator) Resting on a Typha Leaf

black-tailed skimmer, Orthetrum cancellatum, European dragonfly

$Field characters: Tot 44-50mm, Ab 29-35mm, Hw 35-41mm.\n\nKnown as 'blue arrows', the males of this active species, sheering fast and low above water or perching on open ground beside it, are one of the most familiar dragonfly sights in our area.\nRange and Status: Found throughout our area, with the exception of the northern Scandinavia. one of the most common species.\nHabitat: Larger standing or slow-flowing waters, generally open and often with margins without vegetation, such as lakes, sandpits, rivers and canals.\nFlight Season: From the end of April to the beginning of September, most abundant from June to August.\n\nThis is a common Species on the described Habitats in the Netherlands.$

Southern Hawker Dragonfly perched on a leaf in Woodwalton Fen nature reserve.

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