Title

Black darter

Caption

Black darter (Sympetrum danae), female, basking on a blade of grass in front of flowering broom heather or common heather (Calluna vulgaris) in the gentle light of the late evening sun, Pietzmoor nature reserve, Lueneburg Heath, Lower Saxony, Germany, Europe

Date

Sep 06, 2023

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Carola Vahldiek

Reference

BRK23F38_159

Model release

No

Property release

NA

License type

Royalty free

Available size

25,7Mb (914,5Kb) / 11,7in x 8,6in / 3506 x 2567 (300dpi)

Keywords

Anisoptera Black Darter Black Darters Black Meadowhawk Calluna vulgaris Central Europe Common Heather Common Heathers Dragonflies Dragonfly Erica Ericaceae Europe Europe's Evening scene Evening sunlight FRG German German Federal Republic Germany Heather Heather plants Heide Insect Insecta Insects Libellulidae Light mood Lower Saxony Middle Europe Naturpark No People Odonata Odonate Odonates Percher Pietzmoor Pterygota Republic of Germany Skimmer Skimmers Sympetrum Sympetrum danae animal animals atmosphere atmospheric atmospheric light bask beam of light biotope biotopes blade blades blades of grass bloom blossom blossoms bog boggy bright broom heath conservation area countryside darter darters deserted dragonfly empty environmental reserve evening evening atmosphere evening atmospheres evening hour evening mood evening shot evening skies evening sky evening sun evening sunshine evenings female female animal female animals females flora flowering flying insect flying insects grass grass blade grass blades grasses habitat heath family heather heather family in flower inflorescence inflorescences landscape landscape photo landscape shot landscapes leave of grass light light atmosphere light scene light-coloured lights marsh marsh area marshland marshy meadowhawk mood muddy natural environment natural environments natural habitat natural preserve natural preserves natural reserve nature nature conservation area nature park nature reserve nature reserves no one nobody open air protected area pterygote insect reserve reserves sanctuary scenery setting sun stalk sun-bathe sunbathe sunbathing sunning suntan swamp swamps swamps landscapes swampy tan uninhabited warm warming wetland wetlands wildlife photography Heath area Lueneburg Heath Lunenburg Heath Lueneburg Heath Lueneburg Heath Nature Park Lueneburger Heide North Germany Northern Germany fauna heat heath heath landscape heathland heathlands high moor moor moorland moorlands swamp landscape vegetation vegetations warmth wildlife