A Flight of Dragonflies

I seem to have an accumulation of dragonfly photos, so here are a few to add a splash of colour to a grey day ... though the sun has now come out. Enjoy! 

Migrant Hawker ... in our Suffolk garden

As above

... the Migrant Hawker again!

First shot at a fidgety Emperor - do they ever stand still?

Male Black-tailed Skimmer (Minsmere)

Pretty sure this is another (rather bedraggled) Emperor.

A Darter - ?Ruddy Darter

?A female Common Darter

ditto

Could this be a Red-veined Darter?

An old female Darter, not sure which kind of Darter though

ditto

Male ?Ruddy Darter ...

... head on!

Emperor, Britain's largest dragonfly ... these hardly ever stop to rest!

Another male Common Darter, I'm guessing

Male Ruddy Darter ... note the 'twine'

... possibly the female Ruddy Darter

I'm very much a novice at identifying these Odonata, so please correct me if you can! These dragonflies were spotted at Minsmere and Helmingham in Suffolk and at How Hill, Hickling and Titchwell in Norfolk during the summer.

Identification aids consulted ...

• Britain's Dragonflies by Dave Smallshire & Andy Swash 

•  The Little Guide to the Dragonflies and Damselflies of Minsmere Nature Reserve by Paul Green (2011)

• A guide to the dragonflies and damselflies of Britain (Aids to identification in difficult groups of animals and plants) by S.J. Brooks [Card Book]