Orthetrum coerulescens
Keeled Skimmer - is common in central and southern Europe and occurs in western Britain and Ireland. In the UK they fly from June to September. Females are yellowish brown and at the end of the reproductive cycle assume the bluish colour of the male. I photographed these in Portugal and the S'Albufera region of Majorca in Spain.
John Foss Nature Photography Birds Wild Flowers Wildlife Butterflies Moths Greaghnafarna Ballinaglera Ireland Leitrim Derby England UK Algarve Portugal
