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Early flyer Anax imperator, immature male. Quite surprised to see this Aeshnidae dragonfly flying in this time of the year. Usually they start to appear in April. This male was hunting, and the only way to capture it was to attempt a photo while in flight. He didn't gave me more than 5 minutes to attempt it, always moving from one side to another, disappearing as quickly as it surprisingly appeared... Anax imperator,Emperor Dragonfly,aeshnidae,anisoptera,biodiversity,greatnature,insecta,insects,odonata,spring Click/tap to enlarge

Early flyer

Anax imperator, immature male. Quite surprised to see this Aeshnidae dragonfly flying in this time of the year. Usually they start to appear in April. This male was hunting, and the only way to capture it was to attempt a photo while in flight. He didn't gave me more than 5 minutes to attempt it, always moving from one side to another, disappearing as quickly as it surprisingly appeared...

    comments (4)

  1. Excellent shot! Posted 9 years ago
    1. Thanks a lot! Cheers* Posted 9 years ago
  2. Wow perfect focus and timing! I've tried this so many times but i never managed to get the dragonfly in focus.. Posted 9 years ago
    1. Thank you so much! cheers* Posted 9 years ago

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The emperor dragonfly or blue emperor is a large species of hawker dragonfly of the family Aeshnidae, averaging 78 millimetres in length.

Similar species: Dragonflies And Damselflies
Species identified by RMFelix
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By RMFelix

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Uploaded Mar 26, 2016. Captured Mar 25, 2016 14:14.
  • NIKON D7100
  • f/2.8
  • 1/1600s
  • ISO800
  • 50mm