dragonfly with wide blue abdomen.

[mattw]

It's not a green darner. What is it? I've seen these around here for years, but I can't identify them. They are a large dragonfly with wide powder-blue abdomen, much wider than the green darners'. I regret there is no photo.

Thank you buggy people,
Matt

[Sydney]

Could it be the Blacktailed Skimmer?

[mattw]

This seems to be a close match if it isn't the exact species. But I'm seeing the dragonfly I'm talking about in Michigan, the United States! So this is an English native, am I right?
Very interesting....

[Sydney]

There is the Whitetail which actually has a light blue abdomen and it is native to the US. Yes, the Skimmer is found in the UK. I was not sure where you were from.

[mattw]

That's it, almost certainly. It is a very common --but beautiful-- dragonfly here. Thanks for the id!
~Matt