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Deadline<p>‘Dragonfly’ Review: Andrea Riseborough And Brenda Blethyn Give Wings To Paul Andrew Williams’ Poignant Neighborhood Drama – Tribeca Film Festival<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Festivals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Festivals</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Reviews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Reviews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AndreaRiseborough" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AndreaRiseborough</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BrendaBlethyn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BrendaBlethyn</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Dragonfly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Dragonfly</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/JasonWatkins" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JasonWatkins</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Review" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Review</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Tribeca" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tribeca</span></a></p><p><a href="https://deadline.com/2025/06/dragonfly-review-andrea-riseborough-brenda-blethyn-paul-andrew-williams-1236426066/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">deadline.com/2025/06/dragonfly</span><span class="invisible">-review-andrea-riseborough-brenda-blethyn-paul-andrew-williams-1236426066/</span></a></p>
The Smartphone PhotographerJust a Dragonfly. <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/dragonfly?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#dragonfly</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/insect?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#insect</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/nature?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nature</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/wildlife?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#wildlife</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/macrophotography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#macrophotography</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/insects_of_our_world?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#insects_of_our_world</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/dragonflies?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#dragonflies</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/naturelover?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#naturelover</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/closeupphotography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#closeupphotography</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/wildlifephotography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#wildlifephotography</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/smartphonephotography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#smartphonephotography</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/photography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#photography</a>
McNige 🇳🇿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇬🇧<p>Another of the amazing damselfly shots at the local pond.<br>I went again yesterday but they've all vanished, the small window for breeding came and went</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Wildlife</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>art</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Photography</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Forest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Forest</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Wood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Wood</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Wild" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Wild</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/loch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>loch</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/scotland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scotland</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/winter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>winter</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/PhonePic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PhonePic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>art</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/arty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>arty</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/phonephotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>phonephotography</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/mountain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mountain</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/edinburgh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>edinburgh</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/spring" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spring</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/damselflies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>damselflies</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/pond" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pond</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/pondlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pondlife</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/dragonfly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dragonfly</span></a></p>
uk_csi@mstdn.socialA Common Darter Dragonfly, in amongst the vegetation at a local nature reserve.<br> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/dragonfly?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#dragonfly</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/dragonfliesofthefediverse?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#dragonfliesofthefediverse</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/macrophotography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#macrophotography</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/photography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#photography</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/nature?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nature</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/naturephotography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#naturephotography</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Shropshire?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Shropshire</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/UK?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#UK</a>
Anu HolopainenJoku menetti siipensä ☹️ Someone lost their wing 🥺 <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/korento?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#korento</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/luonto?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#luonto</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/dragonfly?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#dragonfly</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/nature?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nature</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/finnishnature?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#finnishnature</a>
Eco LokiDéprime sur l'étang<br> (Libellule déprimée, Loir-et-cher, Fr, 05/25)<br> <br> <a href="https://pixelfed.fr/discover/tags/PhotographieNature?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PhotographieNature</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.fr/discover/tags/PhotographieAnimale?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PhotographieAnimale</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.fr/discover/tags/PhotographieInsecte?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PhotographieInsecte</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.fr/discover/tags/Insecte?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Insecte</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.fr/discover/tags/Odonata?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Odonata</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.fr/discover/tags/Odonate?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Odonate</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.fr/discover/tags/Libellule?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Libellule</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.fr/discover/tags/LibelluleDéprimée?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LibelluleDéprimée</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.fr/discover/tags/Roseaux?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Roseaux</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.fr/discover/tags/Etang?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Etang</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.fr/discover/tags/Insect?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Insect</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.fr/discover/tags/Dragonfly?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Dragonfly</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.fr/discover/tags/BroadBodyChaser?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BroadBodyChaser</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.fr/discover/tags/Pond?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Pond</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.fr/discover/tags/Sologne?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Sologne</a>
Planet Chad Photography<p>I wasn't sure what I was watching here and with help from the Carolina Wildlife Identification and Appreciation Forum I learned that these are damselflies (Orange Bluet) egg-laying after mating.</p><p><a href="https://photog.social/tags/damselflies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>damselflies</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>insects</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/dragonfly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dragonfly</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/entomology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>entomology</span></a></p>
Tina LeCour<p>Where The Dragonfly Blooms..have a good one!<br>Available here...<a href="https://tina-lecour.pixels.com/featured/where-the-dragonfly-blooms-tina-lecour.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">tina-lecour.pixels.com/feature</span><span class="invisible">d/where-the-dragonfly-blooms-tina-lecour.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dragonfly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dragonfly</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/flower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>flower</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/flowers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>flowers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/spring" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" 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noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>homedecor</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/interiordecor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>interiordecor</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/interiordesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>interiordesign</span></a></p>
SkyDiese Libelle hat es mir nicht leicht gemacht, sie zu fotografieren. Sobald ich mich auch nur einen Millimeter näherte, flog sie direkt weg. Doch mit ein wenig Geduld hat es schließlich geklappt.<br> <br> 🇬🇧 This dragonfly didn't make it easy for me to photograph it. As soon as I got even a millimetre closer, it flew straight away. But with a little patience, it finally worked out.<br> <br> 📸 Olympus OM-D E‑M5 Mark III, M.Zuiko Digital ED 60mm F2.8 Macro<br> <br> __________________________<br> <a href="https://pixel.tchncs.de/discover/tags/libelle?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#libelle</a> <a href="https://pixel.tchncs.de/discover/tags/dragonfly?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#dragonfly</a> <a href="https://pixel.tchncs.de/discover/tags/insects?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#insects</a> <a href="https://pixel.tchncs.de/discover/tags/nature?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nature</a>
Bath Nature<p>Female Black-tailed Skimmer (Orthetrum cancellatum) near <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/Bath" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bath</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/Somerset" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Somerset</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a>.<br><a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/Nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nature</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/Wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Wildlife</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/UKWildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UKWildlife</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/NaturePhotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NaturePhotography</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/WildlifePhotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WildlifePhotography</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/Insect" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Insect</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/Dragonfly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Dragonfly</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/Odonata" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Odonata</span></a></p>
McNige 🇳🇿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇬🇧<p>Stunning damselflies at the local pond<br>It's clearly that busy time of year for them</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Wildlife</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>art</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Photography</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Forest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Forest</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Wood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Wood</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Wild" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Wild</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/loch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>loch</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/scotland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scotland</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/winter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>winter</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/PhonePic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PhonePic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>art</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/arty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>arty</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/phonephotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>phonephotography</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/mountain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mountain</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/edinburgh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>edinburgh</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/spring" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spring</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/damselflies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>damselflies</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/pond" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pond</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/pondlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pondlife</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/dragonfly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dragonfly</span></a></p>
kernpanik 🐾 🕊️ ☮<p><a href="https://chaos.social/tags/Exuviae" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Exuviae</span></a> of a <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/dragonfly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dragonfly</span></a> (Aeshna cyanea or Aeshna grandis perhaps?)</p><p><a href="https://chaos.social/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>photography</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wildlife</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>insects</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/dragonflies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dragonflies</span></a> <br>(photo: <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://chaos.social/@kernpanik" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>kernpanik</span></a></span> | license: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)</p>
Peter Barnes<p>Graphic flutterer (Rhyothemis graphiptera) Lost City, Litchfield NP <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23MacroMonday" target="_blank">#MacroMonday</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23photography" target="_blank">#photography</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23macro" target="_blank">#macro</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23insects" target="_blank">#insects</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23odonata" target="_blank">#odonata</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23dragonfly" target="_blank">#dragonfly</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23nature" target="_blank">#nature</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23EastCoastKin" target="_blank">#EastCoastKin</a></p>
AhiLibellula blu in procinto di prendere il volo<br> <br> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/dragonfly?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#dragonfly</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/ditch?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ditch</a>
Joachim<p>Kein Schmetterling, sondern ein eben geschlüpftes Vierfleck-Weibchen. Ich hoffe, sie hat das Gewitter eine Stunde später überstanden, denn die nicht ausgehärtete Cuticula ist empfindlich und würde durch Regentropfen rettungslos verformt </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Libelle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Libelle</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Fotografie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fotografie</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Natur" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Natur</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Taunus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Taunus</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Inseken" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Inseken</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Vierfleck" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Vierfleck</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Libellula" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Libellula</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Libellulaquadrimaculata" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Libellulaquadrimaculata</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Anisoptera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Anisoptera</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/dragonfly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dragonfly</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/fourspottedchaser" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fourspottedchaser</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>photography</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>insects</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Emergenz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Emergenz</span></a></p>
Joachim<p>Jetzt ist die Zeit, in der die Großen Blaupfeile zu fliegen beginnen. Hier ein ganz junges Männchen, die namensgebende blaue Bereifung beginnt erst, unterwegs auf der Suche nach einem neuen Teich. Die Flügel sind noch glasklar und unverletzt</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Libelle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Libelle</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Fotografie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fotografie</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Natur" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Natur</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Taunus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Taunus</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Inseken" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Inseken</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Orthetrum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Orthetrum</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Orthetrumcancellatum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Orthetrumcancellatum</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Anisoptera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Anisoptera</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/dragonfly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dragonfly</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/blacktailedskimmer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>blacktailedskimmer</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>photography</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>insects</span></a></p>
Joachim<p>Plattbauch im Gegenlicht. Dieses Männchen ist schon länger am Teich, wie das fehlende Flügelfeld links zeigt</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Libelle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Libelle</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Fotografie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fotografie</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Natur" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Natur</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Taunus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Taunus</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Inseken" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Inseken</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Libellula" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Libellula</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Libelluladepressa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Libelluladepressa</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Anisoptera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Anisoptera</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/dragonfly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dragonfly</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/broadbodiedchaser" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>broadbodiedchaser</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>photography</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>insects</span></a></p>
The Smartphone PhotographerRed Jewel on a Golden Petal. <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/damselfly?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#damselfly</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/dragonfly?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#dragonfly</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/insectphotography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#insectphotography</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/naturephotography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#naturephotography</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/wildlifephotography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#wildlifephotography</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/macrophotography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#macrophotography</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/insects?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#insects</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/naturelovers?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#naturelovers</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/beautifulinsects?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#beautifulinsects</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/irises?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#irises</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/yellowflowers?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#yellowflowers</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/gardenlife?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#gardenlife</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/bugslife?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bugslife</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/smartphonephotography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#smartphonephotography</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/photography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#photography</a>
mgerique<p>Dragonflies (in this case a large Anax imperator) introduce their abdomen into the water to lay their eggs, but in this case, and after almost half an hour repeatedly landing on my swimsuit, I think it is more a matter of thermoregulation or a way to hydrate. End of May. Province of Alicante, Spain.<br>iPhone 15 Pro main camera + lens for close focusing</p><p>Las libélulas (en este caso una gran Anax imperator) introducen el abdomen en el agua para depositar sus huevos, pero en este caso, y tras casi media hora posándose repetidamente sobre mi bañador, creo que es más un asunto de termoregulación o una forma de hidratarse.</p><p>Libellen (in diesem Fall eine große Anax imperator) tauchen ihren Hinterleib ins Wasser, um ihre Eier abzulegen. Aber in diesem Fall hat sie fast eine halbe Stunde damit verbracht, wiederholt auf meiner Badehose zu landen. Ich denke, das ist eher eine Form der Thermoregulation oder eine Methode zur Rehydrierung.</p><p><a href="https://c.im/tags/macro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>macro</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/macrophotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>macrophotography</span></a><br><a href="https://c.im/tags/insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>insects</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/animals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>animals</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a><br><a href="https://c.im/tags/shotonmobile" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>shotonmobile</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/shotoniphone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>shotoniphone</span></a><br><a href="https://c.im/tags/dragonfly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dragonfly</span></a></p>
Art History Animalia<p><a href="https://historians.social/tags/Dragonfly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Dragonfly</span></a> Library Lamps<br>Tiffany Studios, NYC, USA, c.1902-1910(a)/20(b)<br>under artistic direction of Louis Comfort Tiffany (1848-1933); shade design attributed to Clara Wolcott Driscoll (1861-1944)<br>The Neustadt Collection of Tiffany Glass at Queens Museum <br><a href="https://historians.social/tags/ArtNouveau" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ArtNouveau</span></a> <a href="https://historians.social/tags/WomenArtists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WomenArtists</span></a></p>