A Happy Guy, Pt. 5 - _TNY_7637

After finishing our dinner on the patio at my mom's summer house in Värmdö, Sweden, back in August of 2020, I noticed several darters landing near us and whipped out my camera.

 

Here is a vagrant darter (Sympetrum vulgatum), also known as the moustached darter, and from the red colour we can say it is a male.

 

That mouth looks friendly and smiling, but if you have witnessed a dragonfly eating you know that it is quite a grisly sight when they open their face up and devour the poor unfortunate victim.

 

Part 1 here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/50225370658/

 

Part 2 here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/51056127546/

 

Part 3 (a close portrait) here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/51949429012/

 

Part 4 here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/52760387289/

 

A female of the same species who landed in the same spot: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/51385826940/

Done