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Happy Dragon, Pt. 3 - _TNY_0024

While visiting Tyresta National Park just south of Stockholm, Sweden in the tail end of August, there were still lots of dragonflies out and about. This one is a female common darter (Sympetrum striolatum), a species known in Norwegian as "senhøstlibelle", which translates into "late autumn dragonfly". This as this species keeps flying quite late in the season - the latest sighting of one in Sweden was on November 24th though this was in the more southern parts of the country.

 

Anyways, this smiling little lady and a couple of her friends were really fond of the wooden railing on the bridge over the Stenbäcken creek. just below the old mill ruin and kept returning everytime I stuck my camera too close to them.

 

Part 1 here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/54193545723/

 

Part 2 here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/54329628745/

 

Plus another one here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/54512002635/

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Uploaded on July 4, 2025
Taken on August 29, 2024