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$Red-veined Meadowhawk dragonfly resting on a broad leafed plant in a small pond.\n\nTaken in Scotts Valley, California, USA.$

Orthetrum cancellatum, Black-tailed Skimmer, dragonfly, female

A dragon fly rests on a stem of a lily flower in the lake

Aeshna viridis, the green hawker hovering in a pond.

$Widow Skimmer - Libellula luctuosa\nDragonflies known as king skimmers.\nThis species can be found commonly across the United States$

ijsvogel libelle vogels in bijeneter murchison falls national parc oeganda

Dragonflies and damselflies hunting over reedbeds in Woodwalton Fen nature reserve.

blue dragonfly close up on water liliy in lake, slovenia

Two male banded demoiselles (Calopteryx splendens), territory fight.

Close-up of a ruddy darter Sympetrum sanguineum resting in sunlight in a meadow.

$Red-veined Meadowhawk dragonfly resting on a broad leafed plant in a small pond.\n\nTaken in Scotts Valley, California, USA.$

$Tot 33-37mm, Ab 23-25mm, Hw 29-32mm.\nLarge, broad, club-tailed species, Males often perch on lilypads. They are dark, marked with white highlights on the face, waist and at the tips of the wings and abdomen. This makes identification through binoculars easy.\nBehavior:\nBoth sexes fly actively over open water, frequently resting on floating vegetation (Nuphar, Nymphaea, Potamogeton), where mating may also take place. Male often raises clubbed tail.\nOccurrence:\nOccurrence is scattered and populations are normally rather small. May be abundant locally.\nHabitat:\nPools and lakes with moderate nutrient levels and rich aquatic vegetation.\nFlight Season: \nMid May to early August; most abundant in June.\n\nThis Picture is made in the Wieden (Overijssel, the Netherlands) in mid June of 2021.$

Tiny dragonfly (Zygoptera) perched on a reed by the water

a dark red dragon fly on a stone by the swamp

Meadow in summer time: single meadowhawk ( Sympetrum) resting on top of a stem.

Une libellule déprimée femelle, Libellula depressa, délicatement en train de pondre un œuf à la surface de l'eau d'une mare, capturant ainsi l'instant magique de la vie sauvage.

$Tot 32-39mm, Ab 23-27mm, Hw 30-33mm.\nThe largest whiteface and the prevailing one in many lowland and more eutrophic areas, although almost always very local. The conspicuous yellow spot on S7 identifies males and most females through binoculars.\nOccurrence:\nGenerally uncommon; populations are usually local and small. The most thermophilus Leucorrhinia, with a relative southern range.\nHabitat:\nGenerally inhabits less acidic and nutrient poor places than L. dubia and L. rubicunda, preferring marshy borders to bogs, forest lakes, fenlands, marshy ditches.\nVegetation is typically lush and varied, with both emergent and submerged species. The water is frequently mesotrophic and often colored brown due to peat.\nFlight Season:\nFrom early May to early August, with most records in late May and June.\n\nThis Picture is made in the Wieden (Overijssel, the Netherlands) in mid June of 2023.$

Red dragonfly sitting on reed at sunset.

A Banded Pennant Dragonfly in flight above the water surface at Artist Lake, Middle Island, Suffolk County NY.

A graceful dragonfly near a marsh in the boreal forest.

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