Emperor Dragonfly (Anax Imperator) depositing her eggs.

            Length: 78mm

Flight period: June to August (occasional individuals in May, September and October)

Britain’s bulkiest Dragonfly. Its bright colours and active habit make it very obvious when hunting over medium to large water bodies. It rarely settles, even eating its prey in flight. Both sexes have a bright, apple-green thorax and green or blue eyes. The costa is bright yellow. They often fly with the rear of the abdomen bent slightly downwards.

Male: sky blue abdomen with a central dark line.

Female: green abdomen, similarly marked, which may become blue in warm weather.

Taken on: July 14, 2016

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Emperor Dragonfly

Dragonfly

Fairburn Ings

RSPB

Nikon D500

Nikon AF-S 80-400 « less

Sets appears in: • Insects • Fairburn Ings RSPB.

Camera: Nikon D500, f/5.6, 1/800 sec, 400mm (=600mm), ISO 400 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D500
Lens:	80.0-400.0 mm f/4.5-5.6
Aperture:	f/5.6
Exposure Time:	0.001 sec (1/800)
Focal Length:	400mm (35mm equivalent: 600mm)
ISO:	400
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	No Flash
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Center-weighted average
White Balance:	Manual
Light Source:	Fine Weather
Saturation:	Low
Sharpness:	Hard
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Adobe Photoshop CC 2019 (Windows)
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