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2021-07-06 Sorthat Skovområde (bornholm), Denmark Imago ♂ Safirsøen. Strong colors indicate the sex. |
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2021-07-06 Sorthat Skovområde (bornholm), Denmark Imago ♂ Safirsøen. The black horizontal line at the top of the frons is a good indication of this species. When captured flying and only getting a front shot. |
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2021-07-06 Sorthat Skovområde (bornholm), Denmark Imago ♂ Safirsøen. Just like the others from this day...flying. Might even be the same as some of the other photo sets. |
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2021-07-06 Sorthat Skovområde (bornholm), Denmark Imago ♂ Safirsøen. Finally some decent shots. Be sure to be properly impressed the next time you watch a photo of a flying dragonfly taken with limited angles of clear view and uniform background. |
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2021-07-06 Sorthat Skovområde (bornholm), Denmark Imago ♂ Safirsøen. As you can see in these photos and the others from this day, the yellow ring at the base of S2 is not there. My guide book mentions it as variation, and not age related. |
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2021-07-06 Sorthat Skovområde (bornholm), Denmark Imago ♂ Safirsøen. Catching a Six-spot Burnet (Seksplettet Køllesværmer). |
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2022-07-12 Ronneby-area (Blekinge), Sweden Imago ♂ A surprise, only recognized when revising photos. |
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2023-06-28 Amager Fælled, Denmark Imago ♂ Den landskabelige kanal. At last I found this species on Amager. I haven't seen it in Denmark since Bornholm two years ago. With every climate year going by I guess it'll be more common in our region, why it is not a sensation, but still a good observation. It was too fast for me to get closer photos, though it did pause mid-air right in front of me a few times. But too briefly for the ancient canon 7DII to get on it. The first photo I added to give the viewer an idea about what to look for, because even at a distance it is possible to get hold of this species. The large size and length, the generally dark body and the well-defined blue 'cube' near the thorax are unique in this Danish world... |
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2024-07-20 Døllefjelde Musse Naturpark (Lolland), Denmark Imago ♂ I didn't spend much time here, why I'm happy to find 3 males; in each their reservoir. The other two I only saw through binoculars. My first perched animal, and of course it took off, when I was just short of one meter down the sloping bank to get a clear view! Interesting to see the change of color of the markings on the last abdomen segments from dark olive green to a typical Indian Butter-Chicken Grady color; and also that the yellow band between S1 and S2 is very subdued and not as visible, as emphasized in various field guides, something I also noted when seeing the species the first time on Bornholm. However, this might be caused by the fact that the animal is still not fully mature, since the wing marks look rather colorless. Dijkstra & Lewington mentions tiny spines at the tips of the upper appendages, but I'm afraid I can't see them on these photos. According to LAK they have been here several years, and with observations also at several places on Sjælland, it must now be considered an established species outside of Bornholm. |