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mikemelton.bsky.social
Two different species of skimmers sharing a roost this afternoon here at @casabentbill.bsky.social #CostaRica

Carmine Skimmer on the left and a Swamp Skimmer on the right.

#dragonflies #bugsky #Odonata
Two dragonflies perched on a thin vertical stem, one bright pink and the other orange with dark markings, set against a soft green background.
May 30, 2025 at 2:21 AM
taminf.bsky.social
It's felt like a difficult year for #dragonflies with so many long droughts across Europe. Maybe I've just focused too much on #butterflies. So here to make up is a nicely backlit pair of blue damselflies doing their bit to spread the species.

#macromonday #odonata #photography
September 28, 2026 at 6:32 AM
grays.art
Citrine forktail damselfly
(Ischnura aurora)

appearing deeply unimpressed
with our photo session.

CREW pen flint strand lake trails
Bonita Springs, Florida 9-15-26

#ColorADay #YellowThu #InsectThursday #eck #macro #nature #yellow #threeWordGenre #art #macroPhotography #native #odonata #bugskybf
Macro of a damselfly resting vertically on a slender brown twig. Viewed in profile facing toward its left, the insect showcases brilliant, vibrant yellow eyes and a striking golden-yellow abdomen. Tiny, glittering dew droplets cling tightly across its completely translucent wings. Its delicate, light-colored legs are firmly wrapped around the woody bark. The entire subject is sharply isolated against a dark, deeply blurred background.
September 17, 2026 at 12:04 AM
dunnjons.bsky.social
Time spent in Andalusia at this time of year is always richly rewarded for dragonflies. Back home now, I'm already missing them... but they'll be there for my return next year with @mariposanature.bsky.social.

#Dragonfly #Odonata #WildlifePhotography
Orange-winged Dropwing (Trithemis kirbyi) © Jon Dunn Epaulet Skimmer (Orthetrum chrysostigma) © Jon Dunn Red-veined Darter (Sympetrum fonscolombii) © Jon Dunn Northern Banded Groundling (Brachythemis impartita) © Jon Dunn
September 25, 2026 at 8:01 AM
marinamueller935.bsky.social
Twelve-spotted Skimmer dragonfly #Odonata
Dragonfly with spots on its wings is perched on a vertical aquatic plant.
June 15, 2026 at 9:07 PM
conniemenefee.bsky.social
Eastern Amberwing dragonfly, a Summer favorite #Odonata #Invertebrates 🌿
Orangey-brown gem of a small dragonfly perched on a stick, water blue with sky reflection
December 1, 2024 at 12:59 PM
kristinwyatt.bsky.social
Eastern Forktail damselflies
#nature #odonata #photography
A green and orange damselfly locked together in a breeding wheel.
August 4, 2025 at 3:13 PM
birdzandbees.bsky.social
Nosey Parker

#dragonflies #macro #dragonfly #insects #nature #insect #naturephotography #dragonflyphotography #wildlife #odonata #macrophotography #insectphotography #perfection #naturelovers #photography #dragonflys #libellule #wildlifephotography #captures #dragon #of #world #libellen #damselfly
April 30, 2025 at 12:09 PM
mikemelton.bsky.social
Two Hercules Skimmers (Libellula herculea) were working on making some new skimmers today at @casabentbill.bsky.social #CostaRica

#dragonflies #insects #nature #Odonata
Two dragonflies perched on green stems, connected in a mating position.
August 10, 2025 at 8:31 PM
kristinwyatt.bsky.social
Eastern Amberwing
#BlueSkyMonday #dragonflies
#nature #photography #odonata
Looking up at a female Eastern Amberwing from below. A blue sky in the background. She has clear wings with splotches of amber and a striped abdomen.
July 21, 2025 at 2:25 PM
infinite8horizon.com
Red arrow dragonfly

There's a profusion of dragonflies at the moment, expect more 😊

#MacroMonday
#photography #insects #dragonfly #Odonata #gift #EastCoastKin
Male red arrow dragonfly perched on a grass leaf in the sun (Rhodothemis lieftincki)
December 7, 2025 at 10:18 PM
conniemenefee.bsky.social
Slaty skimmers from other seasons #Dragonfly #Odonata 🌿
A curve of lily leaf with a blue dragonfly that touched down momentarily Blue dragonfly holding tightly to lily leaf during a sustained wind gust
November 16, 2024 at 1:28 PM
birdzandbees.bsky.social
A pink perk.
Roseate skimmer, Costa Rica.

#dragonfly #macro #nature #insects #insect #naturephotography #dragonflies #macrophotography #photography #wildlife #insectphotography #perfection #odonata #naturelovers #libelle #libellule #art #of #captures #photooftheday #dragonflys #butterfly #damselfly
January 31, 2025 at 6:46 PM
kristinwyatt.bsky.social
Female Eastern Amberwing
#dragonflies #odonata #photography
These dragonflies mimic wasps with both appearance and behavior.
A small reddish orange dragonfly, with a striped abdomen and blotches on it's wings, perches on a leaf.
July 17, 2025 at 1:30 PM
debbenoit.bsky.social
This dragon fly was on my Plumeria leaf. The way the sun was shining it turned the dragon fly to look like gold. #dragonfly #insect #odonata #beauty #florida #gold #photography

deborah-benoit.pixels.com
January 25, 2025 at 10:49 AM
luxomancer.bsky.social
Flying jewels in my swamp?

IT'S MORE LIKELY THAN YOU THINK!

Ebony Jewelwing, #Calopteryx maculata, found at the Shealy Pond Heritage Preseve.

#Fujifilm X-S10, #Laowa 65mm #Macro.

#MacroPhotography
#Odonata
#Nature
#Insects
#Invertebrates.
A photo of a metallic blue/green damselfly from the side as it rests on a leaf. The damselfly has black eyes and legs. Its head and body are a bright metallic blue and green. The wings are black with a bright neon blue vein along the front. A photo of the damselfly from the front showing how narrow it is when its wings are closed. The insect shining blueish green in the light.
June 18, 2026 at 10:35 PM
ormejks.bsky.social
First of the year:
www.blipfoto.com/entry/336311...

#insects #invertebrates #odonata #damselfly #LargeRedDamselfly #PyrrhosomaNymphula #GardenWildlife #UKWildlife #NaturePhotography #NatureWriting #MacroPhotography #StingsNWings #SmallWonders #Stunday
A Large Red Damselfly perches on a laurel leaf, angled upwards from the bottom left corner of the image towards the top right. Her long, slender abdomen is mainly red, with some patches of black on the lower segments and thin bands of black and yellow at the segment junctions. Her wings are clear, each with a single black wing spot. Her abdomen is metallic bronze on top, with two stripes of deep yellow along the sides, and pale cream underneath. Her eyes are red above and orange below, with two darker red horizontal stripes.
April 27, 2025 at 11:38 AM
lorichirp.bsky.social
For #FlyDay, not a great photo but it makes me happy that I could capture any kind of shot of a blue damselfly in the air! #odonata #damselfly #photography #ECK
August 28, 2026 at 2:36 AM
crvscience.com
Flame Skimmer (Libellula saturata)

#Bugs #DragonFly #Insects #WaterLilyPond #PNW #AquaticLife #Odonata
Male flame skimmer dragonfly. Pacific Northwest. Male flame skimmer dragonfly. Pacific Northwest.
July 21, 2026 at 11:25 PM
patrlynch1.bsky.social
12 common dragonfly species. From my book A Field Guide to the Connecticut River, Yale University Press, 2024. a.co/d/hIabRmS
🧪🐡🌿🌎 #wildlife #scicomm #sciviz #wildlifeart #illustration #scientificillustration #natureart #visualscicomm #sciviz #scicomm #insect #dragonflies #Odonata
Book page spread of 12 different dragonfly species common around the Connecticut River, USA.
September 3, 2025 at 7:05 PM
conniemenefee.bsky.social
Widow skimmer (2019) #Dragonfly #Odonata #Invertebrates
Dragonfly with dark bars and white spot on each wing has landed on grass
November 16, 2024 at 1:46 PM
birdzandbees.bsky.social
Here’s looking at you kid
Little beauty from Costa Rica coming in to land
Nikon Z9 and Sigma 150mm macro
SS1/2500 F6.3 ISO5000

#dragonfly #macro #nature #insects #insect #photography #wildlife #perfection #odonata #naturelovers #libelle #captures #dragonflys #world #butterfly #damselfly
September 1, 2025 at 10:43 AM
ormejks.bsky.social
A male Common Darter, checking the sky for danger.
#insects #invertebrates #odonata #dragonfly #CommonDarter #SympetrumStriolatum #UKWildlife #NaturePhotography #NatureWriting #MacroPhotography #StingsNWings #SmallWonders #MacroMonday
A male Common Darter perches at the end of a reed above a pond. He is a small red dragonfly with a brown face and red-brown eyes. His brown thorax has bright red markings at the insertions of his wings, and alternate diagonal yellow and red stripes (2 of each) along the sides. His wings are clear with dark red wing spots. In this image his head is tipped back, as he looks up at the sky to check for danger.
August 18, 2025 at 8:23 PM
birdzandbees.bsky.social
Damn! You fly.

#dragonflies #macro #dragonfly #insects #nature #insect #naturephotography #dragonflyphotography #wildlife #odonata #macrophotography #insectphotography #perfection #naturelovers #photography #dragonflys #wildlifephotography #captures #dragon #of #world #libellen #damselfly
February 13, 2025 at 5:52 PM