
Early flyer
Anax imperator, immature male. Quite surprised to see this Aeshnidae dragonfly flying in this time of the year. Usually they start to appear in April. This male was hunting, and the only way to capture it was to attempt a photo while in flight. He didn't gave me more than 5 minutes to attempt it, always moving from one side to another, disappearing as quickly as it surprisingly appeared...

The emperor dragonfly or blue emperor is a large species of hawker dragonfly of the family Aeshnidae, averaging 78 millimetres in length.
Similar species: Dragonflies And Damselflies
By RMFelix
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Uploaded Mar 26, 2016. Captured Mar 25, 2016 14:14.
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