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Dragons and Damsels

Photos of dragonfly and damselfly species in the garden

Agrion splendens
 
Broad-bodied Chaser
Banded Agrion damselfly, 10 June 2008.
 
Broad-bodied Chaser, Libellula depresssa, 4 May 2007

Large Red Damselfly

Large Red Damselfly, 16 May 2009

 
Keeled Skimmer Dragonfly

Keeled Skimmer, 14 June 2009 - the only record here, though common on nearby heathland

Southern Hawker Dragonfly

Southern Hawker, 8 July 2007

 

Migrant Hawker Dragonfly

Migrant Hawker, 5 August 2009 - the only record

     

Also both Common Blue and Azure Damselflies regularly, and Golden-ringed and Emperor Dragonflies, both once

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