Pics of a posing Black-tailed Skimmer

This absolute stunner of a teneral female Black-tailed Skimmer posed beautifully for a good 20 mins at Lower Bruckland Ponds earlier in the week. I like all dragonflies, but these are definitely one of my favourites from the perspective of aesthetics and photography potential:

One of my outlets has just ordered a batch of greeting cards with this design! I think it's quite pretty :)