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Eight-spotted skimmer (Libellula forensis)        Images © Mark A. Chappell

This striking dragonfly draws attention from its flashy wing pattern -- highly visible from a distance -- instead of bright colors.   These were patrolling a small pond in the midst of extensive sagebrush and saltbrush flats near Mono Lake, California.

  • digital captures, Canon 1D MK. II, 500 mm IS lens plus 2X converter, extension tubes, fill-in flash (2006)