Four-spotted Chaser
The Four-spotted Chaser (known in America as the Four-spotted Skimmer) is a dragonfly that got its name from the four dark spots present at the front of each pair of wings.
Males and females of this species are much alike in appearance, which is very unusual for dragonflies.
Both sexes are such an acrobats that mating takes place while flying in the air.
Dutch name : Viervlek
German name : Vierfleck
Latin name : Libellula quadrimaculata
Cobrak 21. Dezember 2013, 1:01
superbe macro!Nick Topouzelis 6. Juni 2012, 0:32
A great photo !Like the details, light and background very much !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
BR
Nick
Deryck 4. Juni 2012, 22:01
A beautiful shot and some interesting info as always. I am seldom lucky enough to catch one sitting still. You managed this one very wellDeryck
Jan Rillich 4. Juni 2012, 11:17
well donecarinart 3. Juni 2012, 15:36
Eine traumhaft scharfe und farblich einwandfreie Aufnahme! Das sind wir ja eigentlich von dir nicht anders gewöhnt!L.G. Karin
adriano j faria 2. Juni 2012, 22:17
Beautiful and sharp macro !!!great job!!
Adsri
TeresaM 2. Juni 2012, 8:42
Couleurs, lumière et beauté de la capture !Une excellente photo, Mark.
Bon week end & Amitiés :-))
Inez Correia Marques 1. Juni 2012, 23:24
Beautiful Image, super colors and dof MarkCiao
inez
JURAFR 1. Juni 2012, 19:03
Fantastique !!!!, la demoiselle s' accroche , superbe macro , bravoAmitiés
Angelika El. 1. Juni 2012, 11:50
Eine wundervolle Aufnahme - Du hast diese Libelle in feinstem Licht aufgenommen!
LG!
Angelika
† Ushie Farkas 1. Juni 2012, 1:34
BRILLIANT, MARK!! Grüße UshieAdele D. Oliver 31. Mai 2012, 22:20
beautiful how he shimmers golden in the light .... a great capture, and finally I know more about this species which I see often.greetings, Adele
Alfred Schultz 31. Mai 2012, 19:08
Even if I repeat myself:A dragonfly image which does not need to
shy away from any comparable one.
Well done.
Greetings - A.
j.a.j.jansen m. 31. Mai 2012, 18:43
+++++++Excellent.
Jan.
Jürg Scherrer 31. Mai 2012, 17:41
sehr schöne Aufnahme dieser Libelle, und interessante Beschreibung dieser speziellen Libellenart. Vielleicht sendest Du uns auch ein Bild vom gepaarten Akrobatik-Flug........ :-)))))VLG Jürg