Photographing Libellula fulva

This Saturday I drove by one of my favorite dragonfly locations close to the small town Old Rye which is the habitat of several relatively rare dragonfly species like Gomphus vulgatissimus and Libellula fulva. It was a warm, sunny and windless…

More Photos of Cordulia aenea Added

I have just added new photos of the Cordulia aenea to the gallery. This species is very abundant this time of year and most are still immature adults that haven't fully gained their distinctive colors yet, especially when it comes to the eyes…

New Photos of Libellula quadrimaculata Added

The last couple of weeks I have been visiting the location of Sebberup regularly whenever time and weather allowed it. After Cordulia aenea emerged in large numbers the same happened with Libellula quadrimaculata a week or two later. I…

Emergence of Cordulia aenea

I took advantage of a beautiful warm and sunny spring Sunday and drove to the lakes at Sebberup. Turned out I was not the only one making good use of the nice weather. At one of the lakes several Cordulia aenea were emerging, making the transition…

First Damselflies of 2022

Weather has been quite good this April so I have just been waiting for the first dragonflies to emerge. I visited one of my favorite locations yesterday but with no luck, so tried another location today and this time with more success. Here…