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Ruddy Darter (Sympetrum sanguineum) I love going through old photos & videos, discovering things you'd forgotten.<br />
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Like this video and photograph from 2018, on a gloriously sunny, though slightly breezy July day, wandering around various parks in central London.<br />
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The Ruddy Darters seemed fairly tolerant of my attempts to get up close, so I took full advantage: <section class="video"><iframe width="448" height="282" src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/-_L5q79PHOY?hd=1&autoplay=0&rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></section> Geotagged,Ruddy Darter,Summer,Sympetrum sanguineum,United Kingdom

Ruddy Darter (Sympetrum sanguineum)

I love going through old photos & videos, discovering things you'd forgotten.

Like this video and photograph from 2018, on a gloriously sunny, though slightly breezy July day, wandering around various parks in central London.

The Ruddy Darters seemed fairly tolerant of my attempts to get up close, so I took full advantage:

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The Ruddy Darter

The Ruddy Darter is a European species of dragonfly of the family Libellulidae.

Similar species: Dragonflies And Damselflies

Species identified by Philip Booker

By Philip Booker

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Uploaded Feb 17, 2021. Captured Jul 17, 2018 11:34 in Unnamed Road, Battersea, London SW11 4BL, UK.

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Captured in the summer. More summer photos.