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 day, so perfect conditions for photographing dragonflies and it did not take long before […]
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 which are brownish and not bright green.
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 have added several new photos of this quite beautiful dragonfly to the gallery.
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 from larva to adult dragonfly. This transformation is a […]
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 I spotted several newly emerged Pyrrhosoma nymphula and managed to get a […]
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. Nothing were holding them back from chasing off the much larger Cordulegaster boltonii. I also saw a few females, […]
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 clear spring water which is the favored type of habitat of its […]
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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 by meadow and forest areas. So, a perfect habitat for dragonflies. Especially Orthetrum cancellatum and Libellula […]
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 this year on one of the last days of May. Nice to be out there with the […]
