Slaty Skimmer

Slaty Skimmer dragon fly perched at the tip of a tree branch.
Slaty Skimmer, Fort Worth Nature Preserve, Fort Worth, TX, July 30, 2022
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-320; f/10; 1/500 sec.

This page is for the Slaty Skimmer (Libellula incesta). This was a new dragon fly to me at the refuge, but the seem to have shown up in great numbers.

Slaty Skimmer dragon fly perched at the tip of a tree branch.
Slaty Skimmer, Fort Worth Nature Preserve, Fort Worth, TX, July 30, 2022
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-640; f/10; 1/500 sec.