Stephen Dalton / Brown hawker dragonfly (Aeshna grandis) with morning dew, clinging to lichen-covered twig, UK

Robert Thompson / Brown hawker dragonfly (Aeshna grandis) male, Brackagh Moss NNR, Portadown, Co. Armagh, Northern Ireland. July

Robert Thompson / Brown hawker dragonfly (Aeshna grandis) male, Brackagh Moss NNR, Portadown, Co. Armagh, Northern Ireland. July. Small repro only.

Paul Hobson / Brown hawker adult (Aeshna grandis) at rest in tree, Yorkshire, England, UK, July.

Kim Taylor / Brown hawker dragonfly (Aeshna grandis) Surrey, England.

Kim Taylor / Brown hawker dragonfly (Aeshna grandis) head detail. Surrey, England.

Robin Chittenden / Brown hawker dragonfly (Aeshna grandis) on apple tree (Malus sp) Norfolk UK, July

Jussi Murtosaari / Brown hawker dragonfly (Aeshna grandis), female in flight, Central Finland, August.

Jussi Murtosaari / Brown hawker dragonfly (Aeshna grandis) resting on lichen, Central Finland, August.

Jussi Murtosaari / Brown hawker dragonfly (Aeshna grandis) female laying eggs, Kaarina, Lounais-Finland / South-Western Finland, Finland, July.

Jussi Murtosaari / Brown hawker dragonfly (Aeshna grandis) pair mating, Jyvaskya, Keski-Suomi, Lansi- ja Sisa-Suomi / Central and Western Finland, Finland. August

Jussi Murtosaari / Brown hawker dragonfly (Aeshna grandis) pair mating, Jyvaskya, Keski-Suomi, Lansi- ja Sisa-Suomi / Central and Western Finland, Finland. August

Ammonite / Female Brown aeshna dragonfly (Aeshna grandis) laying eggs in a pond, Norfolk, England, UK, August.

Jussi Murtosaari / Brown Hawker dragonfly (Aeshna grandis) resting on birch tree trunk, Pirkanmaa, Finland, September.

Thomas Marent / Brown Hawker (Aeshna grandis) dragonfly, Switzerland

Jussi Murtosaari / Brown hawker dragonfly (Aeshna grandis) female laying eggs into water, with two River skaters (Gerris najas) on surface, Finland, August

Robin Chittenden / Brown Hawker Dragonfly (Aeshna grandis) perched. Whitlingham Park, Norfolk, UK, September.

Robert Thompson / Brown hawker dragonfly (Aeshna grandis) with wings covered in dew, Brackagh Moss NNR, County Down, Northern Ireland, UK, July

Robert Thompson / Brown hawker dragonfly (Aeshna grandis) resting on bindweed, Brackagh Moss NNR, County Down, Northern Ireland, UK, July

Robert Thompson / Brown hawker dragonfly (Aeshna grandis) resting on Bindweed, Brackagh Moss NNR, County Down, Northern Ireland, UK, July

Robert Thompson / Brown hawker dragonfly (Aeshna grandis) aquatic larva with fish prey, Montiaghs Moss NNR, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK, May

Robert Thompson / Brown hawker dragonfly (Aeshna grandis) male resting on Bindweed, Brackagh Moss NNR, County Down, Northern Ireland, UK, July

Robert Thompson / Brown hawker dragonfly (Aeshna grandis) female at wetlands, Brackagh Moss NNR, County Down, Northern Ireland, UK, August

Robert Thompson / Brown hawker dragonfly (Aeshna grandis) aquatic final instar larva with fish prey, Brackagh Moss NNR, County Armagh, Northern Ireland, UK, May

Niall Benvie / Brown aeshna dragonfly (Aeshna grandis) nymph, Tartumaa, Estonia, May meetyourneighbours.net project

Andy Sands / Brown hawker / aeshna dragonfly (Aeshna grandis) newly emerged adult sheltering from rain, West Sussex, England, UK

Andy Sands / Brown Hawker Dragonfly (Aeshna grandis) Newly emerged adult drying wings beside old larval case, West Sussex, UK

Simon Colmer / Brown Aeshna Dragonfly / Brown Hawker (Aeshna grandis) larva, captive UK

Andy Sands / Brown Hawker Dragonfly (Aeshna grandis) Larva. Captive.

Chris O'Reilly / Silhouette of Brown aeashna / Brown hawker dragonfly {Aeshna grandis} Adult male resting on a teasel, UK.

Chris O'Reilly / Brown aeshna / hawker dragonfly {Aeshna grandis} male resting on plant stem, UK.

Chris O'Reilly / Brown aeshna / hawker dragonfly {Aeshna grandis} male, Close up of head, UK.

Chris O'Reilly / Silhouette of Brown aeashna / Brown hawker dragonfly {Aeshna grandis} Adult male resting on a teasel, UK.

Simon Colmer / Larva of Brown Hawker dragonfly (Aeshna grandis) Captive

Asgeir Helgestad / Brown aeshna dragonfly {Aeshna grandis} Norway

Thomas Marent / Brown Hawker (Aeshna grandis) dragonfly, Switzerland

Chris Shields / Illustration of Brown Hawker Dragonfly (Aeshna grandis), Aeshnidae. Endemic to Eurasia.

Jussi Murtosaari / Brown hawker (Aeshna grandis) female laying eggs in water, Finland. July.

Jussi Murtosaari / Brown hawker dragonfly (Aeshna grandis) flying through forest near a track. Jyvaskyla, Central Finland. July.

Danny Green / Brown Hawker (Aeshna grandis) basking, Leicestershire, UK, July.