Photos of Orthetrum coerulescens added

The location where I photographed the Cordulegaster boltonii is also a habitat of the in Denmark relatively rare Orthetrum coerulescens. There were quite a few of them, especially males each aggressively defending their own little territory.…

New Photos of Cordulegaster Boltonii Added

It has been several years since I last photographed the large and beautifully colored Cordulegaster boltonii. So, this weekend I decided to take a trip to one of its few habitats here in Denmark. At this location there is  a small stream with…

New Website Layout

The layout and general look and feel of odonata.dk has been updated to be more modern and suitable for mobile devices. The original website layout was getting pretty old so many things have happened since then. The update is not fully complete…

Dragonflies at Sebberup

As the weather finally has become warmer (a lot warmer actually) the abundance of dragonflies has also increased rapidly the last weeks. I have been visiting the location Sebberup several times lately. It consists of several small lakes surrounded…

Dragonfly Season 2021 Has Started

The dragonfly season of 2021 started very late here in Denmark due to low temperatures and really bad spring weather. But better late than never I had the first few encounters with Pyrrhosoma nymphula, Cordulia aenea and Brachytron pratense…