A blue dragonfly, a male Black-tailed Skimmer (Orthetrum cancellatum), grasps the dull yellow brown female in preparation for mating. On the banks of the slow flowing River Stour. Stodmarsh National Nature Reserve, Upstreet, Kent, England, UK. 19 July 2006.

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A blue dragonfly, a male Black-tailed Skimmer (Orthetrum cancellatum), grasps the dull yellow brown female in preparation for mating. On the banks of the slow flowing River Stour. Stodmarsh National Nature Reserve, Upstreet, Kent, England, UK. 19 July 2006.

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