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tags: Roseate Skimmer Dragonfly, Image of the Day
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tags: Neon Skimmer, Libellula croceipennis, dragonfly, Image of the Day
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Image: Biosparite [larger]
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tags: Widow Skimmer, Libella luctuosa, dragonfly, Image of the Day
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tags: African Skimmer, Rynchops flavirostris, birds, mystery bird, bird ID quiz
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Image: Dan Logen, 14 January 2010 [larger view…
Hmm, is it a trick of the light? Usually the males' abdomens are pinker than that, and the females have orange ones. But that bright-blue thorax is certainly characteristic of the breed. Lovely photo!