Latest posts tagged with #odanata on Bluesky
Female eastern amberwing dragonfly sunning atop the leaf on a blossoming jasmine vine
Female eastern amberwing dragonfly (Perithemis tenera) sunning atop the leaf of a blossoming jasmine vine (Jasminum spp.). #photography #dragonfly #dragonflies #insect #floridainsect #nature #wildlife #odanata #amberwing #naturephotography #arthropoda #wildlifephotograpy
Sunlit male eastern pond hawk dragonfly basking on a fence railing. His transparent wings cast an shadowed illusion of very large wings.
Male eastern pondhawk dragonfly (Erythemis simplicicollis). Dragonfly wings create some of the most interesting optical effects. #photography #dragonfly #insect #floridainsect #nature #wildlife #odanata #pondhawk #naturephotography #arthropoda #wildlifephotograpy
Male thornbush dasher dragonfly (Micrathyria hagenii). #photography #dragonfly #insect #floridainsect #nature #wildlife #odanata #dashers #naturephotography
Female eastern amberwing dragonfly (Perithemis tenera). These small dragonflies mimic wasps behaviorally, and can be seen on her abdomen coloration, some anatomical mimicry. #photography #dragonfly #insect #floridainsect #nature #wildlife #odanata #amberwing #floridainsects #naturephotography
Paddle-tailed Darner - we believe this to be the species, waiting for confirmation. If so it will be our first sighting which is exciting. Lucky to have it hover in place, they never perch!
#photography #wildlife #odanata #dragonfly #dragonflies #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography
Migrant Hawker
Early morning today @ #BCPBirding 1 Gr'shk, 2 GWE, 6 L.Egret, 1 C Tern, 1 Garden Warbler,4 C.W'throat, 3 Blackcap, large number of roving G'crest. #Patchbirding also #odanata 1 Migrant Hawker if ID is correct, photo heavy crop resulting poor image
Common spotted Orchid
Pyramidal Orchids
Pyramidal Orchid
Southern Marsh Orchid
Y'day morning 21st May, was 20⁰C @07.00 & birds @ #BCPBirding were relatively quiet with just the regulars present #UKBirding so went looking for #Orchids. S.Marsh,C Spot & Pyramidal noted . #Odanata Norfolk Hawker X2, 4spot Chaserx3. A Red eared Terrapin was a new site record for myself!
Beautiful Demoiselle Damselfly stare off. Nanquidno 🟰🟰 8/6/25
@britishnatureguide.bsky.social #Dragonflies #Odanata #naturephotography
First Golden ringed Dragonfly of the year at Nanquidno 🟰🟰 8/6/25
@britishnatureguide.bsky.social #Dragonflies #Odanata #naturephotography
One of my Favourites and I've never seen them settle so The Downy Emerald becomes one of the more Challenging subjects :) #flight #dragonfly #downyemerald #insects #odanata #invertebrates #devon
Beautiful Demoiselle Damselfly. Gwithian Green Local Nature Reserve 🟰🟰
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Calling all European #Odanata experts. I found this Coenagrion yesterday in a mountain spring pool which looks remarkably similar to hastulatum however it’s in Armenia and miles from the known range. Eyes are green based, spear head mark plus separates side stripe. Comments welcome 🙏
Southern Hawker - Aeshna cyanea
Migrant Hawker – Aeshna mixta
Brown Hawker – Aeshna grandis
Golden-ringed Dragonfly – Cordulegaster boltonii
A few dragonflies photographed at my local patches earlier this year.
#dragonfly #dragonflies #odanata #photography #insects #insectphotography
Male Banded Demoiselle damselfly perched on a leaf beside the River Salwarpe at Upton Warren Nature Reserve, Worcestershire, on 28th August 2024.
Female Banded Demoiselle damselfly perched on a leaf beside the River Salwarpe at Upton Warren Nature Reserve, Worcestershire, on 28th August 2024.
Common Blue damselfly perched on a plant stalk beside the River Salwarpe at Upton Warren Nature Reserve, Worcestershire, on 28th August 2024.
Male Common Darter dragonfly on the path to the hides at the Flashes, Upton Warren Nature Reserve, Worcestershire, on 28th August 2024.
Some of the #odanata at #uptonwarren this morning. Still good numbers of male and female Banded Demoiselle on the Salwarpe path, also plenty of Common Blue #damselflies. Over at the Flashes, male Common Darter and 2 very active male Emperor #dragonflies (no joy getting a photo of these). #UKWildlife
