A Common One

The black-tailed skimmer (Orthetrum cancellatum), gewone oeverlibel in Dutch, is the most common of the skimmer dragonflies (Orthetrum) in The Netherlands. They are about 5cm (2") long, with a wing span of about 7.5cm (3").

^{Olympus Stylus 1s, 300mm, ISO100, f4, 1/500s}

^{Olympus Stylus 1s, 300mm, ISO200, f8, 1/60s}

Females and young males are yellow:

^{Olympus Stylus 1s, 300mm, ISO160, f5.6, 1/500s}

^{Olympus Stylus 1s, 300mm, ISO200, f5.6, 1/500s}

^{Olympus Stylus 1s, 300mm, ISO200, f8, 1/320s}

I still have a few more species to show, but let me know when you are getting bored.

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