7DWF -Macro or close-up

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Have a nice day and thank you for visiting!

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.

Garden, Groningen, The Netherlands

Taken at Risley Moss Nature Park, Warrington, UK

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.

beautiful yellow and black dragonfly resting in the sun.

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♀ Orthetrum trinacria is eating a ♂ Sympetrum fonscolombii in La Azohia, in the Cartagena countryside

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.

@ Urasa

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

First one of 2017 flying for me

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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The beautiful dragonfly was posing for me. (banded demoiselle)

Libel (viervlek)

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

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Brooklyn Botanic Garden

Common Darter

Emperor Dragonfly (Anax imperator). Many attempts came up with few acceptable shots....

I have not much to report about this frog other than it eats dragonflies and damselflies... I will say the more I visit the Azraq Wetland Reserve, the more I like it there... there are water buffalo, Arabian wolves, and all manner of other reptiles, amphibians and insects here...

The Royal Society for the Conservation of Nature (RSCN) staff are also great and very welcoming and helpful...

Blue Dragonfly Macro

Red Dragonfly close-up

Taken at RSPB Rye Meads September 2018

Summertime - dragonfly time