An image of Ruddy Darter dragonflies mating (male is red) at Fairburn Ings Nature Reserve.

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This image shows the male and female Ruddy Darter dragonflies mating (the male is red). The image was taken using a Nikon D7100 camera fitted with a Sigma 105mm macro lens with an exposure of 1/250th second at , ISO 200.

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Size: 6000px × 4000px
Location: RSPB Fairburn Ings, West Yorkshire, WF10 2BH, UK
Photo credit: © Kevin Read / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

Keywords: darter, dragonflies, fairburn, ings., mating, rspb, ruddy, sanguineum, sanguineum., sympetrum