File:Skimmer (Dragonfly) mating in air.jpg

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English: A pair of globe skimmers or wandering gliders (Pantala flavescens) copulating in mid-air during autumn in Shivapuri Nagarjun National Park, Nepal. The species was first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1798.

This is a photo of a natural site in Nepal identified by the ID

NP-KAT-02

Date

10 September 2020, 15:30:44

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Own work

Author

Prasan Shrestha

Camera location	27° 47′ 42″ N, 85° 23′ 24″ E	View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap	27.795000; 85.390000

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	Date/Time	Thumbnail	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	12:57, 29 June 2021		3,809 × 2,539 (6.33 MB)	Prasan Shrestha	Uploaded own work with UploadWizard

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- فلافيس سينس بانتالا
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Author	prasan shrestha
Copyright holder	copyright prasan shrestha
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File change date and time	18:37, 29 June 2021
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Maximum land aperture	5.3125 APEX (f/6.3)
Metering mode	Spot
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Flash	Flash did not fire, compulsory flash suppression
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File source	Digital still camera
Scene type	A directly photographed image
Custom image processing	Normal process
Exposure mode	Manual exposure
White balance	Auto white balance
Digital zoom ratio	1
Focal length in 35 mm film	900 mm
Scene capture type	Standard
Contrast	Hard
Saturation	High saturation
Sharpness	Hard
Lens used	FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
Rating (out of 5)	0
Date metadata was last modified	00:22, 30 June 2021
Unique ID of original document	139C52090133A2811D2314AEB1B89D7B

File:Skimmer (Dragonfly) mating in air.jpg

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