A common darter dragonfly is perched on a rusty piece of metal wire from a fence surrounding a wetland area on Kos Island in Greece. The background has a golden semicircular glow from the bottom, fading to a pale blue sky. The golden colour is produced using a background of yellow broom flowers at a distance to create a blurred area of colour. The dragonfly’s body is horizontal in the image, with the upper wings lifted to the sky by a gentle breeze. This common darter is immature having recently emerged and appears similar colours to a female, but paler. Females are ochre/yellows and orange, becoming duller/reddish with age.

Sunshine After A Rainy Day #ShareMondays2025

On #Kos, #Greece for our 10th #Wedding #Anniversary, having originally tied the knot here 😊 I finally went to the #wetlands at #Psalidi and was overwhelmed with the abundance of #commondarter #dragonflies 😍 @greenwingstours.bsky.social #fujifilm_uk