Windy Day - _TNY_7202
A common darter (Sympetrum striolatum) I found on the beach a rather windy day in late August at Havtornsudd Point on the peninsula of Gålö in the inner archipelago of Stockholm, Sweden.
I believe the way it holds the wings down towards the rock is for them to pick up as little of the wind as possible.
Additional shots of it here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/45180915274/i
here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/49778293986/
and goofing around here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/47926712097/
Windy Day - _TNY_7202
A common darter (Sympetrum striolatum) I found on the beach a rather windy day in late August at Havtornsudd Point on the peninsula of Gålö in the inner archipelago of Stockholm, Sweden.
I believe the way it holds the wings down towards the rock is for them to pick up as little of the wind as possible.
Additional shots of it here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/45180915274/i
here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/49778293986/
and goofing around here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/47926712097/