Thursday 14 July 2011

Dragon and Damsels.

Emperor Dragonfly (Anax imperator)

 Resting inbetween his territorial flights.

A fearsome predator of many insects including Damselflies and Butterflies.

 Azure Damselfly [Male] (Coenagrion puella)

White-legged Damselfly (Platycnemis pennipes)

More of my 2011 images can be viewed here.   FAB. 

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21 comments:

  1. Adam Tilt14 July 2011 at 23:43

    Excellent collection Frank.

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  2. Lois Evensen14 July 2011 at 23:53

    Great images - as always.

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  3. TexWisGirl15 July 2011 at 00:19

    love the sleek damsels. and the silvery google eyes on the last one makes it great!

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  4. Tammy15 July 2011 at 02:00

    Can't get enough of the dragonflies. I don't know what it is, I just love them. Lovely captures!

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  5. Montanagirl15 July 2011 at 04:45

    Terrific captures (as you always get!).

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  6. Monts15 July 2011 at 06:42

    Hi Frank
    Super shots esp like the close up of the Emperor in the third image.
    Nice One.

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  7. Kathie Brown15 July 2011 at 07:29

    I have seen dragonflies at the bog also and recently took a photo of one but have no idea which kind it is. Care to take a look? Nice shots of the ones you have seen.

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  8. NatureFootstep15 July 2011 at 09:55

    great shots. I love them but it is soooo hard to identify most of them. Especially the blue ones.
    I have to check the Emerald one. It is not supposed to be in my area. :)

    The whitelegged one...I don´t think we have it.

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  9. Hilke Breder15 July 2011 at 12:05

    Interesting collection of a fascinating species. Great close-up shots, Frank.

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  10. i stora drag15 July 2011 at 14:13

    A wonderful series of the dragonflies and demsels!
    So you mean the dragonflies eat demsels too??

    Greetings from the south of Sweden
    /Pia

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  11. Charlotta15 July 2011 at 16:23

    A little scary, but very beautiul creatures even close up. ;)

    Thanks for your comment to my butterfly photo.

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  12. FAB15 July 2011 at 17:38

    Cheers Adam.

    Thank you Lois.

    Hi Theresa. They are all fun to watch but rarely very co-operative when you want a nice close-up plus they have eyes in the back of their heads and often see me coming .. lol.

    Thanks Tammy. Very prehistoric .. perhaps that is what intrigues us about the 'dragons'.

    Thank you Mona.

    Cheers Monty.

    Thanks Kathie. I have little knowledge of Odanata in the USA but yours might be a Twelve-spotted Skimmer.

    Hi NatureFootstep. I have seen images of the Emerald taken in Sweden so worth checking.

    Thanks very much Hilke.

    Hi Pia. Yes ... I'm afraid they do! Have a great weekend.

    Hi Charlotta. They are quite harmless and very facinating.

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  13. Ingmarie We15 July 2011 at 18:41

    Fascinating creatures. Wonderful photos. Sometimes some of them visit my garden.

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  14. John15 July 2011 at 19:17

    Hi Frank,
    Lovely shots of a real `beast` of a dragonfly. A true predator in every sense of the word!
    J
    Follow me at HEDGELAND TALES

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  15. FAB15 July 2011 at 21:26

    Thank you Ingmarie.

    Hi John. Yeah, definitely a brute.

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  16. KaHolly15 July 2011 at 23:02

    That dragon looks pretty formidable (sp?)!! I have never seen a white-legged damsel. Is she/he ever pretty/handsome! ~karen

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  17. FAB16 July 2011 at 11:40

    Hi Karen. It's no wonder everything tries to hide when the Emperor is patrolling its territory! The immature White-legged was a special find for me .. far more interesting than the dark mature male.

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  18. Anonymous17 July 2011 at 18:52

    What a lot of nice shots. It looks like you have some of the same as we do here in Maine.

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  19. FAB17 July 2011 at 20:24

    Thanks Sandy. A few similar species but not quite the same, I think.

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  20. D. Enrique Choquet de Isla18 July 2011 at 19:18

    Great shots, Frank.
    All these pictures are beautiful.
    Excellent job!

    Warmest greetings.

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  21. FAB18 July 2011 at 21:00

    Thank you Enrique.

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