A Female Scarlet Skimmer

I've seen the bright red male of this species in my school once or twice... But I had never seen the female dragonfly, which is a yellow colour. However, I never expected to find one that quickly since the Scarlet Skimmer was pretty uncommon in my school. I happened to spot a female one day on a fern plant near the pond.

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I love it's bright colours. Generally most dragonflies are brightly-coloured but this is still one of my favourite. Especially the male, which is such an attractive bright, cherry red.

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Here's a close-up shot of the head. After taking couple of shots, I decided to try moving a bit clsoer to it but it noticed me and flew off after hitting my camera.

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