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03-Sep-2019 Vern Rogers (fotabug fotos)

Widow Skimmer

I thought this dragonfly looked great on that dead stem and a dark background.

"Widow skimmers have large bulky bodies, with large head. Adults have a steely blue body area but juveniles are yellow with brown stipes.[1] Eyes are also large and close together meeting in the middle of the head.[2] They have three pairs of legs. Legs are black in color. They have two pairs of wings: forewings and hindwings. Wings of both sexes are marked with prominent black basal bands. They keep their wings extended over their bodies. Adult males develop broad white spots at midwing as they mature. The abdomen measures 24–32 mm.[3] They also have a slight white hue on their abdomen and thorax." - (Wikipedia)

Thanks for the link, Laura.

Nikon COOLPIX P900
1/125s f/5.6 at 170.0mm iso125 full exif

other sizes: small medium large original auto
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Julie Oldfield05-Sep-2019 16:45
Lovely color and composition. V
Lance B05-Sep-2019 08:49
Wonderful photo of this beautiful dragonfly!
Hank Vander Velde04-Sep-2019 22:33
Excellent shot Vern.
Walter Otto Koenig04-Sep-2019 21:42
Great with this dark background. "V"
Carter Creek04-Sep-2019 20:56
Great capture. V
Martin Lamoon04-Sep-2019 20:55
Superb photography
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Steve Thuman04-Sep-2019 19:43
Great colors!
globalgadabout04-Sep-2019 17:49
it seems to glow in the dark....lovely image..
Tom LeRoy04-Sep-2019 14:13
Great catch and presentation of this beautiful dragonfly! V
danad04-Sep-2019 07:32
Wonderful colors and details ! V.
laine04-Sep-2019 05:28
It looks lovely...great photo, Vern. V
Long Bach Nguyen04-Sep-2019 05:18
fantastic
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