A Few Dragonflies
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saxman71 wrote:
Some recent dragonfly close-ups. All were taken hand held with a Nikon D500 and a Sigma 180mm, f/2.8 lens. I hope I got their respective names right and that you enjoy these shots. Thanks for taking a look.
Great downloads, Saxman!
Jun 24, 2021 12:07:18 #
Ballard
Loc: Grass Valley, California
saxman71 wrote:
Some recent dragonfly close-ups. All were taken hand held with a Nikon D500 and a Sigma 180mm, f/2.8 lens. I hope I got their respective names right and that you enjoy these shots. Thanks for taking a look.
Excellent detail on these Macro shots. Great work.
Jun 24, 2021 17:46:50 #
docshark wrote:
Well Jets, what it sounds like you have is an Ebony Jewelwing (Calopteryx maculata). If there is a white dot (maculation) on the tip of the wing it's a female. They usually frequent clear sandy of gravel bottomed streams with shade. Here is a pic of one. Hope this helped. The one in this picture is a male. The body is iridescent. It may appear blue or green depending on the angle. Have a great day!
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That sure looks a lot like what I saw. I believe the body was all black, but I could be wrong. The wings were more vertical than this photo shows, but it's almost exactly like it. Do you know how they fly? The one I saw flew nothing like all other dragonflies I have seen. More like a butterflies flutter.
Thanks for your photo and response.
Jun 25, 2021 13:08:51 #
The wings can be held in various positions in this species. The body can appear different colors depending on the light. Damselflies are weak and fluttery flyers compared to dragonflies.
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Jun 26, 2021 15:35:39 #
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