Aeshna cyanea - Male

These are flying around in the garden quite regularly, but seldom a chance to get a picture ... finally one was sitting still for a while (cold day) :o)
Portrait here:

comments (4)

Ferdy Christant

Lion

What a beast it is, a beautiful killing machine. Posted 5 years ago
1. Pudding4brains
  
  Lion
  
  Very impressive insect indeed! Posted 5 years ago

DebRich

Lion

What a gorgeous species! Posted 5 years ago
1. Pudding4brains
  
  Lion
  
  Crazy colours - certainly not afraid to stand out and be noticed :o) Posted 5 years ago

The Southern Hawker

The Southern Hawker or Blue Darner is a 70 millimetres long species of hawker dragonfly. It is large, with a long body. It has green markings on the black bodies, and the male also has blue spots on the abdomen.

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Similar species: Dragonflies And Damselflies

Species identified by Pudding4brains