Broad bodied chaser dragonfly male, just mated, continuing to fly round patrolling his territory.
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Female broad bodied chaser, just mated with the male from the previous post, now hovering over the water, repeatedly dipping the end of her abdomen to place her eggs in a group.
Same place, one week later than the previous four posts. Male broad bodied chaser, perhaps the same individual, taking a pause from flying, using a leaf as a lookout post.
The male broad bodied chaser dragonfly featured a couple of posts ago, pausing for a short rest while keeping a watch out for other females to try to make with, and for other males trying to encroach on his territory.
The female broad bodied chaser dragonfly from the previous post. She has now decided the best spot to lay her eggs. She repeatedly bends the end of her abdomen towards the water at a place where there is vegetation just under the surface.
The female broad bodied chaser dragonfly, just mated with the male in the previous post, and now flying in search of the best spot to lay her eggs.