I think this is a band-winged dragonlet (Erythrodiplax umbrata), perched on the tip of one of our obedience plants in the front garden yesterday evening.
I had a feeling that I’d see my first #dragonfly of the year today & I was right 🙂
A new species for me too – a male hairy hawker (Brachytron pratense) sunbathing in the grass 😻
Initially similar to other hawkers, like the migrant (Aeshna mixta) which I see a lot of, the hairy hawker flies much earlier in the year & is, well, hairy 🤷♂️🙂
Anyone know what the pink blob is under the anal appendages?
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♀️ Detail of a four spotted chaser 🇫🇮
ℹ️ The four-spotted chaser (Libellula quadrimaculata) grows up to 4.5 cm long and reaches a wingspan of up to 8.5 cm.
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♀️ Detail von einem Vierfleck 🇫🇮
ℹ️ Der Vierfleck (Libellula quadrimaculata) wird bis zu 4,5 cm lang und erreicht eine Spannweite von bis zu 8,5 cm. Damit gehört er zu den Großlibellen. Gut zu erkennen ist das Tier durch die 4 Flecken am Vorderrand der Flügel, woher das Tier auch seinen Namen hat 😉 .
Redis changed to dual license. I'm migrating to Dragonfly! Even if I'm not personally hit by this, it's not longer truly open-source, so I exit Redis. Moreover, Dragonfly is also much more performant.
@brawaru Also they promised to keep the project open-source under 3-clause BSD license (it's a lie):
"Furthermore, the core of the open source Redis project will remain under the 3-Clause BSD license, and as expressed by the new governance structure for Redis, the project will be guided by a core team of contributors from the community selected according to their involvement and contributions. "
Dragonfly
This photo was taken a few years ago in Miner’s Marsh in Kentville reserve, one warm August noon. I hadn’t even seen this beautiful creature as I was busy photographing the sandpiper featured in the post from the other day until Steven pointed it out, so thanks to him for this summer memory on this snowy day today. Wherever these are now, we’ll see them again soon. Full post here: https://www.elliekennard.ca/dragonfly/ #bugsOnMastodon#Dragonfly#EllieKPosts#insects#wildlifewednesday