Calopteryx splendens – I always enjoy seeing these down by the river in summer. This is the rather handsome male. Feel free to click to enlarge and click again to get even closer.
Copyright: Peter Hillman
Camera used: Nikon D7200
Date taken: 16th July 2019
Place: Local river, Staffordshire
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Beautiful.
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Cheers, Ark 🙂
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Beautifully captured. 😊
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Thank you, Irene 🙂
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He’s a beauty and you caught him well!
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I thank you very much, Greta 🙂 These are always a pleasure to watch down by the river in the summer.
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Cracking shot Pete, do love the Bandeds.
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Thank you, Brian. They are always a pleasure to see
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Elegant image, Peter, with the composition and colors!
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Thank you very much Ellen 🙂 You have to be so patient with these as they don’t like you getting too close, and you can be forever chasing them along the river or around the fields 🙂
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🙂 that’s the way with bugs!
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He’s very handsome – love the jewel-toned colors!
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He is hard to miss even amongst the grasses, he is so bright. Thank you 🙂
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A real beauty!
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They are one of my favourites, thank you!
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What a gorgeous colour this one is.
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Thank you 🙂 They do have the most lovely bright colours.
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So beautiful. Precious!
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Thank you. Inded they are 🙂
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Perfectly parallel composition for the finest detail, Pete. Nice image!
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Thank you very much, Steve 🙂 I got lucky with this one, and being patient paid off. After chasing them around a bit sometimes they get bored and tired of the game and they just stay put.
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What a stunningly beautiful photo Pete.
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Thank you, Jill 🙂 Hoping to see more as the year progresses … if we can go outside, that is. I hope you are keeping well and staying safe there.
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I have been outside but only my garden. Surely no law against gardening. The only wildlife I noticed was a gigantic bumblebee but all the birds are twittering and sun”s shining.
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That sounds good to me, Jill! No gardening police yet 😉
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