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Banded Demoiselle Male - Calopteryx Splendens
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Taken at Westfield Pill Nr Milford Haven,Pembrokeshire
· Date: Tue June 1, 2010 · Views: 1158
· Filesize: 65.8kb, 125.7kb · Dimensions: 1080 x 836 ·
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Keywords: Banded Demoiselle Male - Calopteryx Splendens
Camera Information: Nikon D200 + 105 AFS VR 2.8 +1.4 Converter
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welsh.lensman
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Tue June 1, 2010 3:49pm

Excellent image Jon, only seen one this year and then I failed to get a shot of it, well done in capturing this.

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Jonsfotos
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Wed June 2, 2010 10:28am

Thank you Wayne.My partner and I went for a walk Sunday afternoon and we saw several near a small stream.I managed to get close enough to get a couple of photos.



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Wed June 2, 2010 2:49pm

Stunning.... : o)
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britnik
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Tue June 15, 2010 2:24pm

How do you tell the difference between the male Banded and the male Beautiful?

This one looks more of a Beautiful to me.
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Jonsfotos
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Wed June 16, 2010 12:21pm

On reflection, you may be right.Insect photography is new to me and my species description not very accurate.



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