Crocothémis écarlate

Feuerlibelle

Szafranka czerwona

Crocothemis erythraea

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Dragonfly’s eyes have about 30,000 lenses and have a full 360-degree field of vision, but they don’t see details very well. A human eye only has one lens and sees better than a dragonfly, but only to the front and side.

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.

@ Urasa

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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

Mragowo, Poland

France; Brenne, Lignac 4/6/18.

A lucky find in a Dutch forest,shot handheld.

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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Los Angeles County Arboretum

Brooklyn Botanic Garden

Taken in Guernsey

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

from the Dragonfly Marsh

Brookfield Zoo

Chicago, IL

June 2016

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Blue Dragonfly Macro

(another one)

Red Dragonfly close-up

Taken at RSPB Rye Meads September 2018