This picture is the result of an experiment.
While making a late evening walk, I spotted this sleeping dragonfly in the light of a full moon. I additionally illuminated the insect with the help of a portable led light unit and shot it with long shutterspeed.
The Migrant Hawker is a common dragonfly in most parts of Europe, but nowhere numerous present.
It’s a migratory species and can be spotted until late autumn.
Location : nature reserve ‘Walenhoek’ at Niel (Belgium)
Dutch name : Paardenbijter
German name : Herbst-Mosaikjungfer
Latin name : Aeshna mixta
Here you can see a Migrant Hawker in flight[fc-foto:22379862]