The Living Forest (282) : Ruddy Darter (male)
Insects play a very important role in the living forest (pollinate process, natural housekeeping, food for songbirds,…)
Most of them can be found in woodland glades, like this Ruddy Darter.
This dragonfly-species has a huge colour distinction between the male which is strong vivid red, while the female has a yellow-brown colour.
Dutch name : Bloedrode heidelibel (mannetje)
German name : Blutrote Heidelibelle (männchen)
Latin name : Sympetrum sanguineum
jane B 15/06/2014 8:16
Je les aime ces libellules et tu l'as captée admirablementeinfach Klasse ... wie immer :-)
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jane
odeveld219 03/06/2014 16:47
A well focused macro shot with beautiful light!With friendly greetings, Odeveld
Günter Nau 02/06/2014 16:22
Ein tolles Foto und eine sehr gelungene Perspektive.Grüße Günter
Monique Robinet 28/05/2014 18:10
Félicitations Mark pour cette superbe macro ! Amitiés.H. Friedrich 26/05/2014 21:10
Die Farben und die Lichtstimmung sind ein Gedicht mit der Heidelibelle!VG Heidrun
Irina Born 26/05/2014 19:53
Fantastisch...diese intensiv rote Farbe ist der Hammer!lg irina
carinart 26/05/2014 16:58
Eine traumhaft schöne Aufnahme ist dir hier gelungen!L.G. Karin
Barbara Bamberger 25/05/2014 23:19
Märchenhaft!catweazle99-Tierfotografie 25/05/2014 13:13
grossartige Schärfe, tolles Licht und Farbenlg K.-Heinz
† Ushie Farkas 25/05/2014 6:18
GRANDIOS!!! KOMPLIMENT,Mark!Josef Kainz 25/05/2014 6:00
Ein sehr schönes MakroGruß Josef
mario valentini 24/05/2014 18:12
Wonderful macro of this little dragonfly.s. sabine krause 24/05/2014 17:46
complementary green really becomes him! ; ) and his fiery abdomen is most definitely a statement the plain-jane ladies can't ever resist! ; )) love the three-dimensional feel to the composition, the hint of a red behind the red of his body and – last but not least! – the aviator goggles ; ) reflecting the light are my favorite details. greetings, sabine.Edi Ogris 24/05/2014 17:45
Super MakroLG EDi
Jenipher Baker 24/05/2014 13:36
I haven't seen one of these before .... a top shot of the darter in what looks to be difficult light conditions and fine detail in the wings :-)lg Jenipher