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dragonfly

  1. The flying hunter

    The flying hunter

    Dragon fly picking off flying insects. A natual defence against west nile disease.
    • Higheagle
    • Media item
    • dragonfly
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: Invertebrates
  2. Southern Hawker Dragonfly

    Southern Hawker Dragonfly

    A different angle of the Southern Hawker Dragonfly I posted recently - thanks for looking.
    • The Valley Walker
    • Media item
    • dragonfly southern hawker
    • Comments: 8
    • Category: Invertebrates
  3. 4-spotted Chaser. Female forma praenubila [Libellula quadrimaculata] 27-06-

    4-spotted Chaser. Female forma praenubila [Libellula quadrimaculata] 27-06-

    This beauty posed perfectly on a dyke-side thistle at the RSPB reserve of Lakenheath in Suffolk, UK.
    • steve covey
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    • 4-spotted chaser anisoptera dragonfly forma praenubila libellula quadrimaculata odonata
    • Comments: 5
    • Category: Invertebrates
  4. Hi There

    Hi There

    In taking a cluster of photos of the littlt flying machine it looked at me as if to say Hi.
    • 1kenari
    • Media item
    • dragonfly
    • Comments: 0
    • Category: Invertebrates
  5. Dragonfly

    Dragonfly

    Taken at Green Cay Wetlands Florida.
    • raulqc
    • Media item
    • dragonfly
    • Comments: 6
    • Category: Invertebrates
  6. Head On

    Head On

    Notoriously difficult to capture in flight especially when they are flying straight at you!!Makes fucussing handheld with a 300mm. lens very tricky.Therefore I was pleasantly pleased with this result on a dull day with no background colour.
    • brian4562
    • Media item
    • dragonfly
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: Invertebrates
  7. Southern Hawker

    Southern Hawker

    Went for a walk today and came across this dragonfly in some woods - had to swap my lens not to get near him but managed a couple of shots aftwards. I don't know these very well but I am informed it is a Common Hawker - I initially thought it was a southern hawker. 6th Aug - I have now changed...
    • The Valley Walker
    • Media item
    • dragonfly hawker
    • Comments: 16
    • Category: Invertebrates
  8. Orange dragonfly

    Orange dragonfly

    Skimmer??
    • tehag
    • Media item
    • dragonfly
    • Comments: 3
    • Category: Invertebrates
  9. Broad-bodied Chaser?

    Broad-bodied Chaser?

    Took a few of this Dragonfly while I was waiting for a Reed Warbler to show itself.
    • Mick Harris
    • Media item
    • dragonfly
    • Comments: 1
    • Category: Invertebrates
  10. Dragonfly

    Dragonfly

    Was out this morning checking my feeders and saw this dragonfly.. it's the first one I've seen this year.. being my youngest loves them I shot this picture to print for her room
    • WilliamL
    • Media item
    • dragonfly mississippi pascagoula
    • Comments: 3
    • Category: Invertebrates
  11. Dragonfly - Unknown species

    Dragonfly - Unknown species

    • Cristian Mihai
    • Media item
    • dragonfly
    • Comments: 4
    • Category: Invertebrates
  12. Dragonfly

    Dragonfly

    • rwhillman
    • Media item
    • dragonfly
    • Comments: 0
    • Category: Invertebrates
  13. Relax...

    Relax...

    • gustavorpg
    • Media item
    • dragonfly
    • Comments: 1
    • Category: Invertebrates
  14. Blue Boy

    Blue Boy

    A common dragonfly here inf North Florida
    • digital diva
    • Media item
    • dragonfly
    • Comments: 0
    • Category: Invertebrates
  15. Ruddy Wings

    Ruddy Wings

    Ruddy darter basking in sun.
    • Emma_Darbyshire
    • Media item
    • damsel fly darter dragonfly red ruddy darter
    • Comments: 1
    • Category: Invertebrates
  16. Basking Ruddy

    Basking Ruddy

    Ruddy Darter basking in the sun having 5 mins rest.
    • Emma_Darbyshire
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    • damsel fly darter dragonfly red ruddy darter
    • Comments: 1
    • Category: Invertebrates
  17. Those Baby Blues...

    Those Baby Blues...

    This is a picture of an unknown dragonfly I took in my backyard. I know these insects are common but those eyes are just stunning...when you look at one it really feels like it is staring you down...kind of creepy actually!
    • Guest
    • Media item
    • dragonfly
    • Comments: 4
    • Category: Invertebrates
  18. The eyes have it

    The eyes have it

    This dragonfly has it's eye on you. (It's a southern hawker.)
    • Surreybirder
    • Media item
    • aeshna cyanae dragonfly eye southern hawker
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: Invertebrates
  19. early morning dragonfly

    early morning dragonfly

    I found this female southern hawker roosting and took this shot before she flew away.
    • Surreybirder
    • Media item
    • aeshna cyanae dragonfly southern hawker
    • Comments: 0
    • Category: Invertebrates
  20. Black darter

    Black darter

    Black Darter Ven Pools July 2007
    • paclett
    • Media item
    • black darter dragonfly pools venus
    • Comments: 1
    • Category: Invertebrates
  21. Common Darter

    Common Darter

    Sympetrum striolatum - Common Darter
    • Duke Leto
    • Media item
    • common darter dragonfly
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: Invertebrates
  22. Migrant Hawker ( Male )

    Migrant Hawker ( Male )

    Wonders of Nature.
    • Donald Talbott
    • Media item
    • dragonfly
    • Comments: 13
    • Category: Invertebrates
  23. Female Darter

    Female Darter

    Caught this dragonfly basking in the sun on a bench.
    • Emma_Darbyshire
    • Media item
    • darter dragonfly female
    • Comments: 1
    • Category: Invertebrates
  24. Dragonfly in flight

    Dragonfly in flight

    Dragonfly - one of the blues, but I do not know which one - flying over one of the ponds at the Teifi Marshes, Cilgerran, North Pembrokeshire. ISO400 1/800sec. @ F8
    • tommye
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    • dragonfly
    • Comments: 3
    • Category: Invertebrates
  25. dragonfly

    dragonfly

    id please
    • bbrasco
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    • dragonfly
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: Invertebrates
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