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River otter (lutra lutra) views photographer from the river - Luke Massey/2020VISION

Common Clubtail

Common clubtail

Hairy Dragonfly

Hairy dragonfly

Common Hawker

Common Hawker

Migrant Hawker

Migrant hawker

Southern Hawker

Southern hawker

Brown Hawker

Brown hawker

Norfolk Hawker

Norfolk hawker

Emperor Dragonfly

Emperor dragonfly

Golden-ringed Dragonfly

Golden-ringed dragonfly

Four-spotted Chaser

Four-spotted chaser

Broad-bodied Chaser

Broad-bodied chaser

Black-tailed Skimmer male

Black-tailed skimmer

Common Darter male

Common darter

Black Darter

Black darter

Keeled Skimmer

Keeled skimmer

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