Ebony Jewelwing (Calopteryx maculata)

"Beautiful forest pond, crowded with mysterious life, of whose secrets we know so little, who would not willingly linger by your banks for study and for thought? ... There, where the Dragonflies still hover on the surface of the water, longing to reassure the hearts of the trembling race, who are still hoping and fearing below."
Mrs. Gatty
Parables from Nature