Banded Demoiselle by durleybeachbum

Photography • Insects • posted on Jul 20, 2014

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Description

Calopteryx splendens male. There are many of these boys competing for airspace by the river this month. I have a box of wings, which the swallow rip off and drop on the path as they eat them.

Comments (18)

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Juliette.Gribnau

3:18AM | Sun, 20 July 2014

lovely capture; they are difficult to "catch" so vivid and busy they are

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jayfar

4:02AM | Sun, 20 July 2014

A fantastic image and a super zoom. You have 'doubled' up on this one Andrea.

durleybeachbum

5:14AM | Sun, 20 July 2014

Thankyou Jeff, seen to that!

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AGentleMuse

4:05AM | Sun, 20 July 2014

Beautiful capture!

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Adobe_One_Kenobi

4:38AM | Sun, 20 July 2014

A box of "Wings" eh? Perhaps you can send them to Paul McCarney LOL...Great shot.

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dochtersions

5:20AM | Sun, 20 July 2014

This are such beautiful insects, and I just love the textures of their wings. What the hell, you found many signs of the destruction of these beautiful creatures, Andrea. Yes, it is natural, but still, I've never found 'loose wings' on my way, while a lot of those kind are around here. (lucky me, ànd the Sweikhuizen ones)

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CavalierLady

7:06AM | Sun, 20 July 2014

What a beautiful creature this is... lovely color and wing pattern. Very nice shot, Andrea.

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Star4mation

8:08AM | Sun, 20 July 2014

Fantastic capture Andrea :)

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dwarvenkind

8:39AM | Sun, 20 July 2014

Nicely captured.

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Faemike55

9:45AM | Sun, 20 July 2014

Very beautiful capture

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photosynthesis

10:40AM | Sun, 20 July 2014

A beauty - love the shimmering blue-green metallic look of it's body & the veined, translucent wings...

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helanker

11:20AM | Sun, 20 July 2014

A really fantastic shot and close up. Wonderful colors it has :)

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bebopdlx

11:38AM | Sun, 20 July 2014

Excellent shot.

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Mark-David-Rogers

4:44PM | Sun, 20 July 2014

These are one of my favourites ever since as a kid when fishing with my late father in the early mid 70's I witnessed a myriad of different colours all flying around a forest pond... always stuck in my mind.

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wysiwig

7:24PM | Sun, 20 July 2014

I had no idea dragonflies came with so much bling. Spectacular image. The markings on the wings remind me of peacocks. So what will you do when the box is full?

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