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Orthetrum cancellatum, Black-tailed Skimmer, dragonfly, female

Male Emperor Dragonfly in flight, isolated on white.

A Dragonfly in Flying mid-air. Flying above a wetland pond in early morning. In Willamette Valley of Oregon.

A White-tailed Skimmer dragonfly, Orthetrum albistylum, resting on the seat of a wooden park bench near Izumi Forest Park, Yamato, Japan.

DSLR full frame outdoor overcast daylight image of a dragon fly at a green yew tree in Germany

The migrant hawker is one of the smaller species of hawker dragonflies. It can be found away from water but for breeding it prefers still or slow-flowing water and can tolerate brackish sites. The flight period is from July to the end of October.

Spring aeschne dragonfly in flight over a marsh. France, Europe.

$Field characters: Tot 44-50mm, Ab 29-35mm, Hw 35-41mm.\n\nKnown as 'blue arrows', the males of this active species, sheering fast and low above water or perching on open ground beside it, are one of the most familiar dragonfly sights in our area.\nRange and Status: Found throughout our area, with the exception of the northern Scandinavia. one of the most common species.\nHabitat: Larger standing or slow-flowing waters, generally open and often with margins without vegetation, such as lakes, sandpits, rivers and canals.\nFlight Season: From the end of April to the beginning of September, most abundant from June to August.\n\nThis is a common Species on the described Habitats in the Netherlands.$

Southern Hawker Dragonfly perched on a leaf in Woodwalton Fen nature reserve.

blue dragonfly lays eggs in a pond sitting on a stone bridge, summer day

A mating pair of Hairy Dragonfly, Brachytron pratense, perching on a Stinging Nettle plant growing at the edge of a lake.

Black-tailed Skimmer Dragonfly at rest on branch in summertime

A female Black-tailed Skimmer resting on a tree branch

A yellow and black dragonfly beside a pond in the Swiss alps.

$Known as 'blue arrows', the males of this active species, sheering fast and low above water or perching on open ground beside it, are one of the most familiar dragonfly sights in our area.\nRange and Status: Found throughout our area, with the exception of the northern Scandinavia. one of the most common species.\nHabitat: Larger standing or slow-flowing waters, generally open and often with margins without vegetation, such as lakes, sandpits, rivers and canals.\nFlight Season: From the end of April to the beginning of September, most abundant from June to August.\n\nThis is a common Species on the described Habitats in the Netherlands.$

Blue Corporal - Ladona deplanata- Male on green leaf

A flat-bellied dragonfly (Libellula depressa) perched on a branch outdoors, in front of blades of grass in a meadow in the background

$Tot 42-45mm, Ab. 25-29mm, Hw 32-38mm.\n\nGeneral: A local species throughout our area that prefers slow-moving waters, bordered with tall emergent vegetation. The appearance of the male changes dramatically with maturation; vivid orange abdomen turn into black and grey-blue territorial males. \nMales frequently perch on waterside plants, making darting flights between perches.\nHabitat: Appears to require a certain combination of water quality and habitat structure (such as Reed borders). Include slow flowing rivers and streams, abandoned canals, reedy lakes and ditches, oxbows and fishponds.\nFlight Season: From April to early August, but activity concentrated in May and June in most of range.\nDistribution: Widespread through M Europe, habitat specific, therefore locally common.\n\nIn the Netherlands the Dragonfly is local common. The Males have a blue Abdomen.$

Black-tailed skimmer, Orthetrum cancellatum, is a dragonfly of Europe and Asia. A female specie is resting, warming up in the warm summer sunlight.

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