Nice Legs! - _TNY_8296
When shooting this dragonfly out in the forest near my house, I got several of these sharp images from the front, but since it flew off before I could get any shots from the side I figured the ID would end at a female Sympetrum sp. - but then I remembered the legs.
While there are several quite similar species in Sweden, the only one looking like this while also having completely black legs is the ruddy darter (Sympetrum sanguineum). The other species have a yellow stripe going along the legs and it clearly isn't here.
Nice Legs! - _TNY_8296
When shooting this dragonfly out in the forest near my house, I got several of these sharp images from the front, but since it flew off before I could get any shots from the side I figured the ID would end at a female Sympetrum sp. - but then I remembered the legs.
While there are several quite similar species in Sweden, the only one looking like this while also having completely black legs is the ruddy darter (Sympetrum sanguineum). The other species have a yellow stripe going along the legs and it clearly isn't here.