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Great Blue Skimmer (male)
Stanley Jones

Great Blue Skimmer (male) (Libellula vibrans)

Great Blue Skimmer (Libellula vibrans: Libellulidae) Male. 5.0-6.3 cm (2.0-2.5 in) long.
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Habitat
Urban setting. Floodplain of Carter Creek at 79 m (259 ft) elevation.
Location
Park Hudson Trail, Bryan, Brazos County, Texas, USA.
Date taken
August 2019
Scientific name
Libellula vibrans
Equipment used
Canon
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my goodness!!! stunning details and wonderful colors, Stanley!!! amazing macro of this exquisite dragonfly, congratulations, many tfs!!!
 
drkishore
You have done well to get this beauty in clear focus and well exposed too!!! Three lovely ones today Stanley!!! TFS!!
 
KC Foggin
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Perfect detail you've captured in this Skimmer making a beautiful closeup Stanley!
 
Jonno52
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Superb Stanley, extraordinary detail. And beautiful colours, I especially like the powder blue abdomen.
 
delia todd
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A wonderful macro image that Stanley.... with some beautiful wing detail.

Excellent stuff here my friend - very well done laddie.
 
Doc Duck
Supporter
Beautiful! And now I'll have to look at the shots I got of blue dragonflies at City Park to see if any are this species |=)|
 

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