They jump around all time and are hard to photograph, found them mainly on grasses growing in a marshy area close to a small lake, Bourgoyen, Gent, Belgium, 21 August 2008. This is a female.
by bonitin Aug 27, 2008 8:16 AM
This is the male..
by bonitin Aug 27, 2008 8:16 AM
The male..
by bonitin Aug 27, 2008 8:17 AM
Its nymph..
by bonitin Aug 27, 2008 8:18 AM
I witnessed the courtship between the male and female, with the male hovering its wings to call the attention of the female, here you can see them both the male being smaller in size and darker blue.
by bonitin Sep 16, 2008 9:12 PM
A close-up of the female, Bourgoyen, Gent, 10 September 2008
by bonitin Sep 16, 2008 9:21 PM
female injecting eggs in the bark of a young Birch tree, 15th October 2009, Nature Reserve Bourgoyen, Gent, Belgium
by bonitin Dec 14, 2009 9:34 AM