Jade Hunter (4/7)

Odonata: Gomphidae

Austrogomphus ochraceus  

This newly emerged Jade Hunter dragonfly rose shakily up out of creek-side vegetation and rested on some palm leaves.

It was still pale and swollen and not yet its mature shape and colour.

After resting, it headed to the leaves on the top of a nearby tree where it could rest in the sun. I could see it as a silhouette through the leaf.