Natural History Photographs


Sinanköy (Diyarbakir), Turkey
14 June 2010


A very brief stop since there is no shade and at noon it already becomes unbearably hot...



Onychogomphus macrodon
This beautiful dragonfly was not yet known from this part of Turkey. It is a rare endemic species, listed as endangered, with Worldwide less than 20 known records (The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.)


Orthetrum sabina