Damsels and Dragons: I shot these yesterday morning at Santee Lakes. The Dragonflies are Common Green Darners. The blue Damselfly I believe is a Rambur's Forktail. I wasn't able to ID...

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Oct 3, 2023 17:55:25 #

jkm757 Loc: San Diego, Ca.

I shot these yesterday morning at Santee Lakes. The Dragonflies are Common Green Darners. The blue Damselfly I believe is a Rambur's Forktail. I wasn't able to ID the orange Damselfly.

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Oct 3, 2023 18:06:53 #

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

Oct 3, 2023 19:00:45 #

WDCash Loc: Milford, Delaware, USA

jkm757 wrote:

I shot these yesterday morning at Santee Lakes. The Dragonflies are Common Green Darners. The blue Damselfly I believe is a Rambur's Forktail. I wasn't able to ID the orange Damselfly.

Very impressive, especially the in-flight ones.

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Oct 3, 2023 19:24:56 #

Retired CPO Loc: Travel full time in an RV

Well, all I can say is Holy Moly! I thought birds in flight was hard!
New category. Dragons in flight!!??

Oct 3, 2023 19:28:47 #

CCPhotoist Loc: Cape Cod

Great shots.

Oct 4, 2023 06:38:09 #

Manglesphoto Loc: 70 miles south of St.Louis

jkm757 wrote:

I shot these yesterday morning at Santee Lakes. The Dragonflies are Common Green Darners. The blue Damselfly I believe is a Rambur's Forktail. I wasn't able to ID the orange Damselfly.

Fantastic set!!!

Oct 4, 2023 06:57:44 #

docshark Loc: Millersville, PA

Nice work on this set Joe. Your orange damsel is one of the four color forms of the female Rambur's Forktail (Ischnura ramburii). Well done!
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Oct 4, 2023 09:31:14 #

tcthome Loc: NJ

Oct 4, 2023 11:19:31 #

Dikdik Loc: Winnipeg, Canada

Beautiful photos, thanks for sharing.

Oct 4, 2023 11:22:44 #

Dikdik Loc: Winnipeg, Canada

I forgot to ask... how did you get them to 'stay still'? They can do that.

Richard Attenborough has an excellent film clip on Dragons and Damsels ( I think that's the title). They are extraordinary critters.

Oct 4, 2023 11:24:24 #

Earnest Botello Loc: Hockley, Texas

Great set, Joe.

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Oct 4, 2023 13:21:56 #

J-SPEIGHT Loc: Akron, Ohio

jkm757 wrote:

I shot these yesterday morning at Santee Lakes. The Dragonflies are Common Green Darners. The blue Damselfly I believe is a Rambur's Forktail. I wasn't able to ID the orange Damselfly.

Nice set.

Oct 4, 2023 18:11:59 #

raymondh Loc: Walker, MI

Remarkably sharp in-flight captures!

Oct 4, 2023 18:52:41 #

jkm757 Loc: San Diego, Ca.

docshark wrote:

Nice work on this set Joe. Your orange damsel is one of the four color forms of the female Rambur's Forktail (Ischnura ramburii). Well done!
>i< Doc

Thanks for the ID on the orange Damsel, Doc.

Oct 4, 2023 18:53:34 #

jkm757 Loc: San Diego, Ca.

Thank you everyone for looking and for the comments and compliments.

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