Theo Bosboom / Common blue damselflies (Enallagma cyathigerum) group reflected in water, flying and perching on reeds - they sit on stems and fly around the water, looking for prey and females to mate. The stems ar...

Theo Bosboom / Common blue damselfly (Enallagma cyathigerum) male trying to interfere with a mating couple. Hondenven, Tubbergen, the Netherlands, June.

Theo Bosboom,Theo Bosboom / Common blue damselflies (Enallagma cyathigerum) flying over water, in a fen Hondeven, east Holland, June

Theo Bosboom / Common blue damselflies (Enallagma cyathigerum) flying over the water to rest on plant stem, in a fen, Hondeven, Holland, July

Theo Bosboom / Common blue damselflies (Enallagma cyathigerum) flying over the water to rest on plant stem, in a fen, Hondeven, Holland, July

Theo Bosboom,Theo Bosboom / Common blue damselflies (Enallagma cyathigerum) flying over the water to rest on plant stem, in a fen, Hondeven, Holland, July

Bernard Castelein / Irish damselfly;(Coenagrion lunulatum) with dew droplets on wing, resting on Cottongrass (Eriophorum angustifolium). Klein Schietveld Brasschaat, Belgium. May.

Ross Hoddinott / Blue-tailed damselflies (Ischnura elegans), mating pair, Meeth Quarry, Devon, UK. July

Andy Sands / Common blue damselfly (Enallagma cyathigerum) mating pair, Hertfordshire, England, UK, June

Lynn M. Stone / Shetland sheepdog running in Common bluet (Houstonia caerulea) field. Haddam, Connecticut, USA. May.

Lynn M. Stone / Shetland sheepdog standing in Common bluet (Houstonia caerulea) field. Haddam, Connecticut, USA. May.

Lynn M. Stone / Chocolate labrador retriever, adult and puppy in Common bluet (Houstonia caerulea) field. Haddam, Connecticut, USA. May.