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 […]
Around three days after my first visit to Sebberup this year, I went by there again to see if more dragonflies had emerged. This time there were a lot more Pyrrhosoma nymphula and Cordulia aenea. I also spotted a few Coenagrion pulchellum. Especially Cordulia aenea seems to be very abundant this year. More photos have […]
April has been really warm and sunny this year, so I have just been waiting for the first dragonflies to emerge. I was out looking once in late April but without any success. Went out again today to an area called Sebberup with several smaller lakes. In a sunny spot sheltered from the wind I […]
Shortly after my first ever encounter with Sympetrum fonscolombii, I drove to another lake close to where I live. Here I spotted several small red dragonflies clearly looking like Sympetrum but behaving differently than I am used to. They were very shy and moved around a lot, making it really difficult to get close to […]
It does not happen often that I get to photograph a new dragonfly species, but this year the Sympetrum fonscolombii has been relatively abundant. This is probably due to a larger migration from the south. It is normally a rare species here in Denmark. I managed to photograph a single female at one of my […]
This year the first half of May has been a lot colder than usual, but despite this the first damselflies started to show end April and beginning May. I have been out with the camera a couple of times now, visiting the nearby location Randalparken. At my first visit I only spotted a few Pyrrhosoma […]
Photos of Orthetrum coerulescens addedJuly 20, 2021 - 6:20 pm
New Photos of Cordulegaster Boltonii AddedJuly 20, 2021 - 8:17 am
New Website LayoutJuly 13, 2021 - 4:07 pm
Dragonflies at SebberupJune 22, 2021 - 8:54 pm
Dragonfly Season 2021 Has StartedMay 29, 2021 - 8:45 pm
Another Visit to SebberupMay 7, 2020 - 9:18 pm
Dragonfly Season 2020 Has BegunMay 4, 2020 - 5:44 pm
Photos of Male Sympetrum fonscolombii AddedJune 30, 2019 - 10:29 pm