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A Hawker dragonfly laying eggs in the water lily leaves of a pond

An emperor dragonfly (Anax imperator) flying over water, sunny day in springtime, Vienna (Austria)

Meadow in summer time: single meadowhawk ( Sympetrum) resting on top of a stem.

Orthetrum cancellatum, Black-tailed Skimmer, dragonfly, female

$Identification:\nTot 57-66mm, Ab 39-49mm, Hw 37-42mm.\nIn flight often confused with the related and similar small A. mixta. Ranges less far north, but also migratory and may be invasive in good summers.\nMales are often observed when making low patrols over drying wetlands, showing their noticeable bright colors. The males vivid blue eyes and abdomen and largely green thorax sides are especially distinctive.\nHabitat: Prefers standing waters that dry up over the course of Summer, often overgrown with low rushes, bulrushes or reeds.\nFlight Season: On average, emerges earlier than A. mixta. Seen mainly from May to August, especially in the later months.\nDistribution: Seldom abundant, and only permanently present around the Mediterranean, but scarce in much of Iberia and North Africa. Hot summer weather may lead to influxes further north. Occurs east to Mongolia.\n\nThis Picture is made in a Fen area in Flevoland in half August 2022 by high Summer temperatures.$

Green-eyed Hawker (Aeshna isoceles) female drop-off her eggs in a ditch and a tandem Damselflies flying by

Aeshna viridis, the green hawker hovering in a pond.

A mating pair of Hairy Dragonfly, Brachytron pratense, perching on a Stinging Nettle plant growing at the edge of a lake.

Emerald Dragonfly / Hemicordulia Armstrongi / Male . Photographed at Lake Okaro New Zealand. This is a recently discovered New Zealand Dragonfly. It was previously mistaken for Hemicordia Australiae The difference was noticed when a normally aggressive Hemicordia Australiae males were observed ignoring what was thought to be other Hemicordia Australiae males . It was later discovered the ignored male dragonflies were Hemicordulia Armstrongi who have no interest in female Hemicordia Australiae dragonflies

An image of a newly emerged Common Darter Dragonfly resting on a leaf with exuvia below.

$Dragonfly - Odonata on a blade of grass hatches from a pupa. In the background is a meadow with a blurred background.\$

$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 \$

Close-up of a ruddy darter Sympetrum sanguineum resting in sunlight in a meadow.

A yellow and black dragonfly beside a pond in the Swiss alps.

dragonfly laying eggs on aquatic plants in a ditch in the Netherlands.

$Widow Skimmer - Libellula luctuosa\nDragonflies known as king skimmers.\nThis species can be found commonly across the United States$

$A brown and rather plain hawker, with largely clear wings and conspicuous green eyes. The yellow triangle on S2 is diagnostic, as are the colour and shape of the hind wing base. Males patrol marshy ditches, reedy lakesides and other lush, calm waters.\nField characters: Tot 62-66mm, Ab 47-54mm, Hw 39-45mm.\nHabitat: Ditches, marshes, ponds and lakes with rich vegetation. Favours swamps of Water-soldier (Stratiotes aloides) in most of its northern range.\nFlight Season: May to August in most of its range, most abundant in June; earlier than most Aeshnia.\nDistribution: Widespread but very local in much of its range, especially in south-west, often numerous where present. \n\nThis is not a very common Species in the described Habitats in the Netherlands.$

a small dragonfly hides between tall green grasses. You only see the head with the large compound eyes.

Red dragonfly is holding a piece of reed.

Blue Emperor Dragonfly hovering in flight (Anax imperator)

$Daytime side-view close-up of a single blue \$

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