Damselflies by the river
There were certainly plenty of Damselflies down by the river, as well as the Dragonflies, including this courting couple.
Dragonflies and Damselflies
Scarlet Dragonfly
This one is definitely a Scarlet Dragonfly, Crocothemis erythraea, also known as the Scarlet Darter. The male is bright red, the female and youngsters are yellowy-brown in colour, making this one a male. Order: Odonata Suborder: Epiprocta Infraorder: Anisoptera Family: Libellulidae Genus: Crocothemis Species: Crocothemis erythraea
Calopteryx
This is a damselfly in the genus Calopteryx, part of the Calopterygidae family, and as the female of the species has a lighter, more brown colouring, Sherlock deduces that this particular one is a male. There were a few of these down ...
Dragonfly in flight
Today was dragonfly day and I was quite pleased with this shot of one of them in flight. There was also a huge blue dragonfly constantly whizzing up and down the river but I couldn't get a picture of him ...
On a walk from Maro to Nerja
Apart from a couple of days we have had exceptionally good weather in October and November and ideal for a little walk from Maro to Nerja, a distance of about four kilometres. Despite basically following the old N-340 coastal road, ...
Broad Bodied Chaser
The Broad Bodied Chaser dragonfly (Libellula depressa) is a very fast-moving darter that lives near ponds and streams and often perches on sticks or fences. As the name suggests, it has a very broad abdomen. These pictures were taken near ...
Orange-winged Dropwing
The Orange-winged Dropwing Dragonfly, Trithemis kirbyi, is a recent arrival in Spain and is one I previously erroneously identified as a Scarlet Dragonfly. Many thanks to Paul Hopkins for putting me right on this one. This chap was down on the rio ...
Emperor Dragonfly
This, my research (shaky at best) tells me, is an Emperor Dragonfly, Anax imperator, one of Europe's largest dragonflies. I would even hazard to say that this is a female of the species. The Emperor Dragonfly has a very good turn ...
Common Blue Damselfly
The Common Blue Damselfly, Enallagma cyathigerum, is a lovely colour, almost fluorescent in certain light. They are often around still water, such as ponds or lakes, where there is floating vegetation and they are quite partial to taking a rest ...
Brown Hawker dragonfly
There were dozens of dragonflies whizzing around in a feeding frenzy and then this one presumably decided to take a break. Or he was full, of course. A bit of a long distance shot but it came out quite well. This ...
