A female Common #Darter (#Sympetrum #striolatum) #dragonfly perched with wings outstretched on a dried grass head in the sunshine. Captured at #Brockholes #Lancashire, #Manchester and #NorthMerseyside #WildlifeTrust Nature Reserve at #Samlesbury, #Preston in the #UK.
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Male Common Darter Dragonfly (Sympetrum striolatum) resting on a sunlit tree branch.
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