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    Naturepics - The photographs of Nigel Gardener
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      Dragonflies and Damselflies


      • Broad-bodied Chaser
      • Four-spotted Chaser
      • Scarce Chaser
      • Downy Emerald
      • Emperor Dragonfly
      • Migrant Hawker
      • Southern Hawker
      • Common Darter
      • Ruddy Darter
      • Hairy Dragonfly
      • Black-tailed Skimmer
      • White-tailed Skimmer
      • Keeled Skimmer
      • Small Pincertail
      • Banded Demoiselle
      • Western Demoiselle
      • Beautiful Demoiselle
      • Copper Demoiselle
      • Blue-tailed Damselfly
      • Common Blue Damselfly
      • Red-eyed Damselfly
      • Large Red Damselfly
      • Azure Damselfly
      • Southern Emerald Damselfly
      • Small Emerald Damselfly
      • Blue Featherleg
      • Broad-bodied Chaser

      • Broad-bodied Chaser

        Male

      • Broad-bodied Chaser

        Male

      • Four-spotted Chaser

      • Four-spotted Chaser

      • Four-spotted Chaser

      • Four-spotted Chaser

      • Four-spotted Chaser

        nymph exoskeleton

      • Four-spotted Chaser

        nymph exoskeleton

      • Four-spotted Chaser

      • Four Spot Chaser

      • Four Spot Chaser

      • Four-spot Chaser

      • Four-spot Chaser

      • Four-spot Chaser

      • Four-spot Chaser

      • Four-spot Chaser

      • Four-spot Chaser

      • Four-spot Chaser

        Newly emerged

      • Scarce Chaser

      • Downy Emerald

        Male

      • Downy Emerald

        Male

      • Downy Emerald

        Male

      • Emperor dragonfly

        Male

      • Emperor dragonfly

        Female ovipositing

      • Emperor dragonfly

        Female ovipositing

      • Migrant Hawker

        male resting in autumn sunshine

      • Migrant Hawker

        male resting in autumn sunshine

      • Migrant Hawker

      • Migrant Hawker

      • Migrant Hawker

      • Migrant Hawker

      • Migrant Hawker

        Male

      • Migrant Hawker

        Female

      • Migrant Hawker

        Female

      • Migrant Hawker

        Male

      • Migrant Hawker

        Male

      • Migrant Hawker

        Male

      • Migrant Hawker

        Male

      • Migrant Hawker

        Male

      • Migrant Hawker

        Male - underside

      • Migrant Hawker

        Male

      • Migrant Hawker

        male

      • Migrant Hawker

        male

      • Southern Hawker

        mature male

      • Southern Hawker

        immature male

      • Southern Hawker

        immature male

      • Common Darter

        male

      • Common Darter

        Adult Female

      • Common Darter

        Adult Female

      • Common Darter

        Adult Female

      • Common Darter

        Female

      • Common Darter

        female

      • Common Darter

        female

      • Common Darter

        female

      • Ruddy Darter

      • Ruddy Darter

      • Ruddy Darter

      • Ruddy Darter

      • Ruddy Darter

      • Ruddy Darter

        female

      • Ruddy Darter

        female with prey

      • Ruddy Darter

        female

      • Ruddy Darter

        male

      • Ruddy Darter

        male

      • Ruddy Darter

        male

      • Ruddy Darter

        male

      • Ruddy Darter

      • Ruddy Darter

        Male

      • Ruddy Darter

        Female

      • Ruddy Darter

        Female

      • Ruddy Darter

        Male

      • Ruddy Darter

        Male

      • Hairy Dragonfly

      • Black-tailed Skimmer

        Immature male

      • Black-tailed Skimmer

        Immature male : close-up

      • Black-tailed Skimmer

        female

      • Black-tailed Skimmer

        male

      • Black-tailed Skimmer

        Male

      • Black-tailed Skimmer

        Immature Female

      • Black-tailed Skimmer

        Female

      • Black-tailed Skimmer

        Female

      • White-tailed Skimmer

        Male

      • White-tailed Skimmer

        Male

      • White-tailed Skimmer

        Male

      • White-tailed Skimmer

        Male

      • Keeled Skimmer

      • Small Pincertail

        male

      • Small Pincertail

        male : close-up

      • Small Pincertail

        male : close-up

      • Small Pincertail

      • Small Pincertail

      • Small Pincertail

      • Small Pincertail

        male

      • Small Pincertail

        male

      • Banded Demoiselle

        male

      • Banded Demoiselle

        male

      • Banded Demoiselle

        male

      • Banded Demoiselle

        male

      • Banded Demoiselle

        Male

      • Banded Demoiselle

        Male

      • Banded Demoiselle

        Male

      • Banded Demoiselle

        Male

      • Banded Demoiselle

        Male

      • Banded Demoiselle

        Female

      • Banded Demoiselle

        Female

      • Banded Demoiselle

        Female

      • Banded Demoiselle

        Female

      • Banded Demoiselle

        Female

      • Banded Demoiselle

        Female

      • Western Demoiselle

        Male - Replaces Banded Demoiselle in South Western Europe

      • Western Demoiselle

        Female - Replaces Banded Demoiselle in South Western Europe

      • Western Demoiselle

        Male - Replaces Banded Demoiselle in South Western Europe

      • Western Demoiselle

        Male - Replaces Banded Demoiselle in South Western Europe

      • Western Demoiselle

        Female - Replaces Banded Demoiselle in South Western Europe

      • Western Demoiselle

        Male - Replaces Banded Demoiselle in South Western Europe

      • Western Demoiselle

        Male - Replaces Banded Demoiselle in South Western Europe

      • Beautiful Demoiselle

        male

      • Beautiful Demoiselle

        Male

      • Beautiful Demoiselle

        Male

      • Beautiful Demoiselle

        Immature Male

      • Beautiful Demoiselle

        Male

      • Beautiful Demoiselle

        Female

      • Beautiful Demoiselle

        Female

      • Copper Demoiselle

        Female

      • Copper Demoiselle

        Female

      • Copper Demoiselle

        Male

      • Copper Demoiselle

        Female

      • Copper Demoiselle

        Female

      • Copper Demoiselle

        Female

      • Copper Demoiselle

        Female

      • Blue-tailed damselfly

        male - newly emerged "teneral" stage

      • Blue-tailed Damselfly

      • Blue-tailed Damselfly

        The female ( lower ) is of the violacea (blue) form

      • Blue-tailed Damselfly

      • Blue-tailed Damselfly

      • Blue-tailed Damselfly

      • Blue-tailed Damselfly

      • Blue-tailed Damselfly

        Male

      • Blue-tailed Damselfly

        Female - 'rufescens' form

      • Common Blue Damselfly

        male

      • Common Blue Damselfly

        Immature female

      • Common Blue Damselfly

        Male

      • Common Blue Damselfly

        Female

      • Common Blue Damselfly

      • Common Blue Damselfly

      • Common Blue Damselfly

      • Common Blue Damselfly

      • Common Blue Damselfly

      • Common Blue Damselfly

      • Common Blue Damselfly

      • Common Blue Damselfly

      • Red-eyed Damselfly

        male

      • Red-eyed Damselfly

        male

      • Red-eyed Damselfly

        male and female paired

      • Red-eyed Damselfly

        male and female paired

      • Red-eyed Damselfly

        male

      • Red-eyed Damselfly

        male

      • Red-eyed Damselfly

        Male

      • Red-eyed Damselfly

        Male

      • Large Red Damselfly

        Male

      • Large Red Damselfly

        Male (left) and Female (right)

      • Azure Damselfly

      • Azure Damselfly

      • Azure Damselfly

      • Southern Emerald Damselfly

        female

      • Southern Emerald Damselfly

        female

      • Southern Emerald Damselfly

        female

      • Southern Emerald Damselfly

      • Southern Emerald Damselfly

      • Southern Emerald Damselfly

        Photo by David Simpson

      • Small Emerald Damselfly

      • Small Emerald Damselfly

      • Small Emerald Damselfly

      • Small Emerald Damselfly

      • Small Emerald Damselfly

      • Small Emerald Damselfly

      • Small Emerald Damselfly

      • Blue Featherleg

        Male - immature, before turning blue

      • Blue Featherleg

        Male - immature, before turning blue

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