This male Blue Skimmer Orthetrum caledonicum was photographed at Fogg Dam in the Northern Territory of Australia. The species is widespread and abundant throughout Australia, using a range of water habitats. They are not very big, with a wingspan of about 7cm.
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Always the harbinger of the Dry Season.
Yes, this one was photographed in early May. There had been a lot of rain not many days before, but the monsoon must have been coming to an end.
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