The warm sunshine we've had these last couple of days has really brought things to life in the pond. Yesterday I saw six big dragonfly larvae basking at the surface. These ones are much longer in the body than the stumpy broad-bodied chasers, and greenish in hue, so I'm guessing they're southern hawker larvae, though we have seen emperors lay eggs in our pond too. They're enormous; a good two inches in length. I couldn't resist the urge to grab the net for a closer view.