Spectacular pictures show dragonflies and damselflies perfectly silhouetted against a glorious setting sun and rising supermoon.

Wildlife photographer Andrew Fusek Peters took the breathtaking shots at Long Mynd Nature Reserve in the Shropshire Hills on Sunday night (18/8).

They show a Black Darter dragonfly sunning themselves in the tall grass and later on a damselfly resting on the moorland against a rising full moon.

Mr Peters, of Lydbury North, Shrops, said: "The colours in the sky were spectacular last night and I've been chasing these dragonflies and damselflies for some time now.

"You can only see the dragonflies at sunset as their wings glisten in the sun so you have to keep a close eye out across these acres of moorland. 

"They are Britain's smallest dragonfly, only two inches big, so very hard to spot.

"They settle down to roost around the sunset. They stop being active, which means basically you can get quite close.

"And then aligning them with something massive like the sun and moon is the next challenge. 

"You're crawling on your hands and knees in a bog and I got bitten up pretty bad - but the end result is worthwhile. 

"It's windy up there too so to get them in focus all while this bright light is shining into your camera is almost impossible and quite an achievement." 

Smoke from wildfires across North America has brought vivid red colours to the sun and moon the last two evenings after being carried over by the jet stream.