Marie Read / Eared grebes (Podiceps nigricollis), pair, one adult carrying food (damselfly) for two chicks riding on the other adult's back, Bowdoin National Wildlife Refuge, Montana, USA

Theo Bosboom / Emerald damselflies (Lestes sponsa) mating on the reed along a fen, Hondeven, east Holland, August

Theo Bosboom,Theo Bosboom / Two pairs of Small spreadwings (Lestes virens) egg depositing in the soft rush in fen, Hondeven, east Holland, August

Mitsuhiko Imamori / Emerald Damselfly (Lestes sponsa) close up portrait

Bernard Castelein / Small emerald damselfly (Lestes virens) female resting, body covered in dew droplets, close up. Klein Schietveld, Brasschaat, Belgium. August.

Bernard Castelein / Small emerald damselfly (Lestes virens) female resting, dew droplets on body, close up. Klein Schietveld, Brasschaat, Belgium. August.

Bernard Castelein / Small emerald damselfly (Lestes virens) female resting, dew droplets on body, close up. Klein Schietveld, Brasschaat, Belgium. August.

Bernard Castelein / Migrant spreadwing (Lestes barbarus) male at rest, dew droplets on wings. Klein Schietveld, Brasschaat, Belgium. August.

Bernard Castelein / Migrant spreadwing (Lestes barbarus) female at rest, dew droplets on wings. Klein Schietveld, Brasschaat, Belgium. August.

Bernard Castelein / Small emerald spreadwing (Lestes virens) female on flowerhead, covered in dew. Klein Schietveld, Brasschaat, Belgium. August.

Bernard Castelein / Small emerald spreadwing (Lestes virens) female on flowerhead, covered in dew. Klein Schietveld, Brasschaat, Belgium. August.

Bernard Castelein / Small emerald spreadwing (Lestes virens) pair mating. Klein Schietveld, Brasschaat, Belgium. August.