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Variegated Green Skimmer.

Variegated Green Skimmer.

Picture taken at a Nature Park in Singapore. Pretty common dragonfly. Had to crop the image to get close-up. The Variegated Green Skimmer (Orthetrum sabina, fam...
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Picture taken at a Nature Park in Singapore. Pretty common dragonfly. Had to crop the image to get close-up. The Variegated Green Skimmer (Orthetrum sabina, family Libellulidae) is a species of dragonfly that would be readily encountered in most ponds and small lakes around Singapore. The eyes are pale green and the body is marked with a distinctive pattern of pale yellowish green.
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V-LUX 4

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Aperture f/5 ISO 100 Shutter 1/80 Focal Length 108/1

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Nov, 2015

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