An Downey Emerald dragonfly sits on a nettle stem as it warms its flight muscles in the weak spring sunshine

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Size: 5760px × 3840px
Location: Lower Moor Farm, Cotswold Water Park, Wiltshire, UK
Photo credit: © Chris Beard Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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