A male Paddle-tailed Darner dragonfly, Aeshna palmata flying at Purtle Pond, Albany, Oregon, USA. Shot with a Nikon D700 and a 200mm Micro-Nikkor. Male Aeshnas often fly regular patterns over their territory while searching for females to mate.

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