28 May 2018

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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.

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Last year summer I was able to get very close to this dragonfly.

Always impressed by their beauty!

Happy weekend everyone!!!

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

Dragonfly

Hey flickr-friends, I don't usually publish the milestones, but with this photo I will reach 5 million views on flickr with my portfolio and I'd just like to use the moment to thank all of you! Especially if you've been around from the beginning 2.5 years ago! Thank you all! Have a wonderful day!

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Female Broad Bodied Chaser

Mragowo, Poland

First one of 2017 flying for me

A lucky find in a Dutch forest,shot handheld.

Libel (viervlek)

A picture sometimes conerys a feeling.,, and this for us was one of those., it has that 'summer' feeling that we will long for once the long months of winter arrive and everything is looking so grey and dead.

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Los Angeles County Arboretum

Dragonfly, Territory Wildlife Park, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia

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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Brooklyn Botanic Garden

und wieder hat sich eine Libelle ins Bild gezwängt .... bei einer Gassirunde :)

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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