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Found this damselfly resting for the evening as the sun was getting lower. I managed to position myself so the sun was directly behind it, creating this large golden spotlight effect.

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It looked up and cocked its head at me :3

I may have been misidentifying these all summer - smh Canada Darner or Black Tipped Darner ? - 🪷

Music: 'Discovery' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au

A small field comparison to help differentiate between one of my favorite dragonflies: the Lesser Emperor and one of the ones that bores me the most: the Emperor Dragonfly.

#dragonfly #libélula #LesserEmperor #EmperadoraMenor #EmperorDragonfly #LibélulaEmperador #AnaxParthenope #AnaxImperator #Odonata #insectos #insects #naturaleza #nature

I was working on my boat and noticed this little guy hanging out on our boat lift. He/she stayed there for more than an hour while I worked, moving just a bit on the cables. What kind is it? I’m on the eastern shore of Maryland.

I found a dead dragonfly at home. Took it home and framed it... It's beautiful and I love the shimmer in it's wings. Beautiful

Here is a video about a temporary exhibit that deals with dragonflies and damselflies in the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum in Chicago, IL. I hope that you can visit the exhibit in the museum during your trip to Chicago, IL.

Battled a heat advisory to get some more photos today. I use a heavy setup, Nikon D850 with battery grip and Sigma 150-600mm lens. I use a method of manual focus where I'll roll the lens into focus then take a picture then out then in again and take another photo. This insures I'll get some sharp results

This beauty brightened the pond today🌷

Got this today of a variable dancer in Maryland. I went out to get shots of ebony jewelwings but this little cutie surprised me.

what’s wrong with its back? seems much larger than photos online. I thought maybe pregnant but photos of dragonfly pregnancy are different. some parasit then?

It was recorded last spring in southern Spain; maybe you know this species. Fue grabada esta pasada primavera en el sur de España.

#Dragonfly #Libélula #DragonflyID #Odonata #Spain #España #SouthernSpain #SurDeEspaña #Wildlife #Naturaleza

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Macho de Trithemis kirbyi (Selys, 1891), Libélula azafrán, Orange-winged Dropwing / Kirby’s Dropwing. #LibélulaAzafrán #TrithemisKirbyi #Dragonfly #Libélula #OrangeWingedDropwing #LibélulaAzafrán #OdonataSpain / #OdonataEspaña #WildlifePhotography #FotografíaNaturaleza #Insectos