Emperor Dragonflies in the process of egg laying (ovipositing)

Britain's largest dragonfly the Emperor in the act of egg laying. They deposit their eggs one at a time into rotting vegetable matter found in ponds, lakes and rivers. These images shows them flying, egg laying sharing the same piece of dead reed and on one image an Emperor facing out a egg laying from the same piece of reed. Images taken in a village pond near North Walsham exact location withheld to protect the species on 25/06/20