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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
At the edge of the Llano Cut Plain and Blackland Prairie vegetational areas. Margin of Salado Creek, creek edge wetland at 172 m (564 ft) elevation.
Location
Sirena Park, Salado, Bell County, Texas, USA.
Date taken
May 2023
Scientific name
Libellula vibrans
Equipment used
Canon
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Reactions: peterday, Alexander Stöhr, Ted Y. and 2 others
bievreJJ
wow! fabulous portrait of this handsome skipper, Stanley, stunning details and wonderful colors, a real topper, many tfs!!
 

Media information

Category
Invertebrates
Added by
Stanley Jones
Date added
View count
128
Comment count
5

Image metadata

Device
Canon Canon EOS R5
Aperture
ƒ/14
Focal length
500.0 mm
Exposure time
1/640 second(s)
ISO
1000
Filename
Great Blue Slimmeer (male) Sirena Park, Salado Creek, Salado, Bell Coumty.jpg
File size
1 MB
Date taken
Sun, 20 August 2023 8:50 AM
Dimensions
1024px x 569px

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