Migrant Hawker

© Sabrina De Vries

Migrant Hawker

Uploaded: September 13, 2007

Description

'Paardenbijter' is the dutch name for this beautiful dragonfly!
( Aeshna mixta )


The Migrant Hawker (Aeshna mixta) is with its length of 63 mm one of the smaller species of hawker dragonflies. The species prefers still or slow-flowing water and can tolerate brackish sites. The flight period is from July to the end of October. They can be found in North Africa, southern and central Europe to the Baltic region.

Make: Canon
Model: Canon EOS 400D DIGITAL
Lens: Canon 70-200mm 2.8L IS USM
Shutter Speed: 1/200 second
F Number: F/9.0
Focal Length: 105 mm
ISO Speed: 100


Comments

Shannon Heryet level-classic September 13, 2007

Amazing detail! I can never catch the blue ones! #737436

Nadya Johnson September 14, 2007

Sabrina, this is beautiful! The clarity and colors are fantastic! #4788745

Kay E. Mahoney level-classic September 14, 2007

Nice capture, Sabrina. Beautiful colors. Love the details. #4789292

September 14, 2007

Beautiful picture Sabrina. Great detail, clarity, colors and composition. Very nice! #4790777

September 18, 2007

Great detail, and very nice colors on this dragonfly. Nice composition too. Great picture. #4805591

Imar De Waard November 12, 2007

Een hele mooie macro!
Well done!
greetz
Imar #5064648

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