Wednesday, December 2nd, 2020
Roughed up, but not down

Roughed up, but not down
Tags: dragonflies, habernis, october
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Wednesday, October 21st, 2020
Eye to Eye with the Dragonfly II

Eye to Eye with the Dragonfly II
Tags: dragonflies, habernis, september
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Tuesday, July 29th, 2014
Damselfly Procreation

Damselfly Procreation
Tags: dragonflies, july, water
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Monday, May 26th, 2014
Broad-bodied Chaser

I am no expert on dragonflies, but from googling I’d say this is a female Broad-bodied Chaser (Libellula depressa). Whether it is or not, it was the biggest dragonfly I’ve yet to encounter – it was huge, and when it first flew by me I mistook it for a small bird, from the size and the shadow it made. But no, really big dragonfly. I took this photo in the Langballig Au, but there are lots of them out in the Geltinger Birk, as well – the Geltinger Birk seems to be a good place to spot dragonflies and damselflies of all sorts in general. I think I saw more than 60 last week, of at least four different species. So, you know, if you are an Odonata enthusiast and in the region, the Geltinger Birk is definitely the place to head to, right now. In the unlikely event that you are, send a comment and I will point you to the precise hedge where they were all hanging out.
Broad-bodied Chaser
Tags: dragonflies, langballig au, may
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Tuesday, October 1st, 2013
Anax Imperator

This is a male emperor dragonfly (lat. Anax Imperator, Ger. Grosse Königslibelle).
Anax Imperator
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Sunday, September 8th, 2013
Dragonfly

This is some kind of darter/meadowhawk (Lat. Sympetrum, Ger. Heidelibelle). If I had to bet, I’d go for Sympetrum striolatum, but the perspective is not good enough to tell for certain, nor am I any sort of dragonfly expert.
Dragonfly
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