An Emerald Damselfly, Lestes Sponsa, resting on a flower stem at the RSPB Fairburn Ings Nature Reserve

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This is an image of an Emerald Damselfly, Lestes Sponsa, resting on a flower stem at the RSPB Fairburn Ings Nature Reserve in West Yorkshire. It was taken using a Nikon D7100 fitted with a Sigma 105mm macro lens. The exposure was 1/125th second at f11, ISO 200.

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

Keywords: blue, damselfly, emerald, eyes, fairburn, flowers, green, ings, ings., lestes, pink, rspb, sponsa, sponsa.