Taken at Butterfly World, Preston Park, Eaglescliffe on 27/03/2023.

Taken at Butterfly World, Preston Park, Eaglescliffe, Stockton-on-Tees on 30/09/2021.

(Anax imperator) Ovipositing

The Emperor Goose is found mainly in coastal Alaska.

This one was seen in the Toledo Zoo, Toledo, Ohio.

Anax imperator

Emperor Penguins, Antarctica.

A first for me, he was hanging in my garden

Close-up of a female Emperor dragonfly ovipositing on a pond in the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire. Females lay eggs alone, ovipositing directly into floating vegetation.

Emperor Penguins, Antarctica

Emperor Dragonfly (male)

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OUR VISIT TO ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI TO VISIT MY SISTER

Male Emperor patrolling his territory.

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Emperor Dragonfly? please feel free to correct/confirm. taken with a 600mm so not really a macro

Pleased to get a flight shot.

It was great just watching this Dragonfly as well as trying to photograph it, I watched as it chased a Butterfly which only escaped by diving into the grass, another one didn't have the chance to as it was over the water and after a frantic aerial duel it just managed to evade it, great to watch!

At Birdland ,Bourton on the Water in the Cotswolds .

Anax imperator

Snoozing in the Heather in the morning sunshine on Iping Common in West Sussex (UK) (8220)

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Prees Common, Shropshire.

Emperor Tamarin - Saguinus imperator

Spain; El Hondo, Alicante 2/3/22

Emperor Penguins, Antarctica.

Emperor Penguins, Antarctica.

It's rare to find this species perched but I noticed this individual settle in a small Birch sapling and managed to approach close enough to get an image before it flew off again. It's a shame that the background is a bit messy.

Emperor Dragonfly (male)

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Emperor Penguin, Antarctica.

Emperor Penguins, Antarctica.

Emperor Penguins, Antarctica.

Awful framing and a worse background but the colours and pattern on the wings of this spectacular butterfly hopefully make up for the deficiencies of the photographic technique...

♂ Anax imperator flying in Las Alquerias, Sierra Espuña, Totana, Murcia

Emperor Penguins, Antarctica.

Emperor Penguins, Antarctica.

I went out hoping to photograph Black Darters on heather and got lucky with this Emperor that was warming up in the morning sunshine. In my experience, this species hardly ever perches in clear view so I was really pleased to get a rare close view on this occasion.

Emperor Penguins, Snow Hill Island, Antarctica.

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Haslingden, Grane

Seagull in a very emperor like position, with the colosseum in Rome in the background.

Emperor Penguins, Snow Hill Island, Antarctica.

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At the end of a hike, I suddenly noticed this wonderful butterfly on the path in front of me! I managed to take several pictures. Later I discovered that it was the Purple emperor (Apatura iris), a rare, protected woodland butterfly, which is on the red list of endangered butterflies in Switzerland (where I saw it). I also found out that "The adults are extremely elusive and occur at low densities over large areas".

This is a male specimen, whose blue-purple sheen is caused by iridescence (refection of the sunlight), which is why it only seems blue on one wing in my photo.

Emperor Penguins, Snow Hill Island, Antarctica.

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www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHhdT3s4TBU

Apatura iris. A first for me! This one came down from the tops of the oaks to pick up some salts and minerals. It made my day!

A female Emperor dragonfly flies over another laying her eggs in the water.