tarboat's photos with the keyword: cordulia aenea

Male Downy Emerald dragonfly showing the brilliant green eyes that are diagnostic of this mature adults of this species.

As it was nice and warm this morning we went looking for dragonflies and damselflies around Newchurch Common. The main objective was to find the Downy Emerald ( Cordulia aenea ), and there were plenty of them flying close to the Whitegate Way between Gull Pool and Shemmy Moss. One of the few that landed long enough for a photograph was this male example.