Odonata

Cordulia aenea

Downy Emerald

male - Glen Affric, Inverness-shire, Scotland - June 2012

Downy Emerald has a scattered distribution in Britain, with its main population centres being found south of the Thames, but also has thriving populations in the southern Lake District and Inverness-shire.

male - Glen Affric, Inverness-shire, Scotland - June 2012

Males are often on the wing a lot earlier in the day than most other dragonflies and spend most of their time patroling the edges of ponds in a fast, darting flight which is frequently interspersed with short periods of hovering.

male - Glen Affric, Inverness-shire, Scotland - June 2012