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I was visiting the botanical garden of Kyoto when I spotted a few dragonfly. Thankfully, they stayed still and quiet long enough for me to take a nice photo.

A close-up from a dragonfly. I was lucky that it didn't fly away.

These must be my favourite dragonflies; they have striking colours and always seem happy to go about their business regardless of your presence. What's more, I associate them with some of my favourite places. This one had just caught a bumble bee on the slopes of Ben Hiant, Ardnamurchan, and perched obligingly on a dead sprig of Bog Myrtle to enjoy its meal whilst I snapped away.

It's a common Green Darner, I believe. These insects tend to hover in one place, so it's not as difficult to photograph them in flight as it might seem.

Mature males are dark blue with black heads.

They are larger than the Blue dashers.

2018 one photo each day

I know it's not perfectly in focus but I so seldom manage to photograph any dragonflies at all so I like this anyway.

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Migrant Hawker hovering near my camera, practically begging to have its photo taken

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Mragowo, Poland

Waterloo Township, Michigan

Rescued dragonfly, who got into a pool, sitting on a fingertip to get dry. And after a while it could fly again ;-))

Libel (viervlek)

Los Angeles County Arboretum

Taken at Hodnet gardens, Shropshire.

Back-lit Dragonfly in flight.

Coquitlam, BC.

Another photo of a dragonfly in flight but with a dark background this time

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The blue dasher is a dragonfly of the skimmer family. It is the only species in the genus Pachydiplax. It is very common and widely distributed through North America and into the Bahamas. Although the species name longipennis means "long wings", their wings are not substantially longer than those of related species.

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Common Darter

Blue Dragonfly Macro

Red Dragonfly close-up

Taken at RSPB Rye Meads September 2018