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$Beautiful red dragonfly on a stem.\nClose-up of a red colored male ruddy darter (Sympetrum sanguineum) hanging on vegetation. Resting in sunlight in a meadow.$

The red-veined darter or nomad (Sympetrum fonscolombii) is a dragonfly common in aiguamolls emporda girona spain

Close-up of a banded damselfly (Calopteryx splendens) sitting on a blade of grass. The background is blurred and green. The wings are clearly visible.

Male Banded Demoiselle resting in sunlight on wildflower

Darter sits on a dry blade of grass. Insect close-up in natural environment. Sympetrum. Meadowhawk. Dragonfly.

Libellula quadrimaculata, the four-spotted chaser resting on reed.

Close-up of mosaic maiden (Aeshna) in the tall grass

$Tot 42-45mm, Ab. 25-29mm, Hw 32-38mm.\n\nGeneral: A local species throughout our area that prefers slow-moving waters, bordered with tall emergent vegetation. The appearance of the male changes dramatically with maturation; vivid orange abdomen turn into black and grey-blue territorial males. \nMales frequently perch on waterside plants, making darting flights between perches.\nHabitat: Appears to require a certain combination of water quality and habitat structure (such as Reed borders). Include slow flowing rivers and streams, abandoned canals, reedy lakes and ditches, oxbows and fishponds.\nFlight Season: From April to early August, but activity concentrated in May and June in most of range.\nDistribution: Widespread through M Europe, habitat specific, therefore locally common.\n\nIn the Netherlands the Dragonfly is local common. The Males have a blue Abdomen.$

An Eastern red damsel takes a break on a leaf in the Canadian boreal forest.

Pantala flavescens (globe skimmer, globe wanderer or wandering glider) dragonfly resting on a blade on grass in early morning sunlight, Entebbe, Uganda

Photo taken on a sunny day, nicely blurred background.

Banded Demoiselle (Calopteryx splendens) sitting on a blade of grass - a species of damselfly belonging to the family Calopterygidae.

Broad-bodied chaser sitting at a pond, female

$General: Common by still waters in most of Europe. Easily recognized by its large size, brown body and the black wing spots for which it is named.\nTot 40-48mm, Ab 27-32mm, Hw 32-40mm.\nMales heave a powerful, aggressive flight and frequently perch on stakes overlooking the water.\nHabitat: Most still waters, preferably with well developed vegetation, and can be very numerous on acidic lakes.\nFlight Season: From late April to mid September, but most abundant in early summer.\nDistribution: Widespread and abundant in much of range, across temperate Eurasia and North America. In the past was known to have massive migrations.\n\nThis is a common Species in the described Habitats in the Netherlands.\nThe Picture is made in the Wieden (Overijssel, the Netherlands) in mid June of 2023.$

Full frame daylight macro image of a rear view of a meadowhawk dragonfly on a leaf in Germany

Orthetrum - a newly hatched dragonfly sitting on a blade of grass drying its wings.

A Banded Demoiselle poised on dead grass head in sunlight

a small feather dragonfly (PLATYCNEMIS PENNIPES) sits on a reed. In the background you can see more reeds. The insect is waiting for prey.

Eastern Forktail damselfly, Ischnura verticalis, on a leaf near a small late in Western Wisconsin.

Close-up of a four-spotted chaser (Libellula quadrimaculata) or four-spotted skimmer dragonfly resting in sunlight on green reeds.

A red dragonfly resting on the stem of a dead plant.

A Large metallic damselfly with fluttering, butterfly-like wings resting in foliage

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