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May 28, 2022 13:32:24   #
docshark Loc: Millersville, PA
 
Hereford wrote:
Beautiful photography of these little beauties.


I really appreciate the fine comment. Yes, they are beautiful creatures. I’m glad you enjoyed them. >i< Doc

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May 28, 2022 13:33:42   #
docshark Loc: Millersville, PA
 
tcthome wrote:


I really appreciate the thumbs up. Thanks for looking in.
>i< Doc

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May 28, 2022 13:38:12   #
docshark Loc: Millersville, PA
 
sippyjug104 wrote:
Doc, yet another in the series of your masterfully taken images and educational narratives. Thanks ever so much for sharing your talent and knowledge.


You know that that’s what we do here on the Hog. Sharing knowledge and skills. What reason is there for everybody to reinvent the wheel. I’m glad you enjoyed them. It was a great trip and two of them were lifers for me
Take care my friend. Enjoy the holiday.
>i< Doc

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May 28, 2022 13:42:33   #
docshark Loc: Millersville, PA
 
artesdecobo wrote:
Great shots, Doc! And congrats to your granddaughter on her graduation (my alma mater).

Bubba


Thanks Bubba. It was a great trip and graduation was wonderful. The outer g-daughter is going to be a junior next year. Four more graduations in the next six years. It doesn’t get much better than that.
>i< Doc

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May 28, 2022 13:44:28   #
docshark Loc: Millersville, PA
 
J-SPEIGHT wrote:
As always great dragon images Doc


Hey Jack, thanks for the fine compliment. Much appreciated. Please enjoy your holiday.
>i< Doc

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May 28, 2022 13:46:01   #
docshark Loc: Millersville, PA
 
I may just do that Dave!
>i< Doc

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May 28, 2022 13:48:48   #
docshark Loc: Millersville, PA
 
Earnest Botello wrote:
Very good set, Tony.


Thanks Earnest! It was a great trip but hot. They always tell me at least it’s not as humid as up in the northeast. Well it certainly was this trip!
>i< Doc

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May 28, 2022 13:49:57   #
docshark Loc: Millersville, PA
 
rwilson1942 wrote:


Thanks for the thumb up Rick. Glad you liked them.
>i< Doc

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May 28, 2022 13:54:41   #
docshark Loc: Millersville, PA
 
samantha90 wrote:
Great set.


Thank you Samantha! So glad you enjoyed my little friends. I want to get up to your area on one our trips down to Round Rock. I want to see the cattle drive.
>i< Doc

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May 28, 2022 14:50:58   #
Mark Sturtevant Loc: Grand Blanc, MI
 
I'm glad I caught this. Great stuff, Doc! Wouldn't it be nice if club tails didn't perch so close to the ground?

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May 28, 2022 15:38:01   #
alvin3232 Loc: Houston, TX
 
Very nice set and thanks for sharing.

Alvin

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May 28, 2022 15:41:55   #
docshark Loc: Millersville, PA
 
Mark Sturtevant wrote:
I'm glad I caught this. Great stuff, Doc! Wouldn't it be nice if club tails didn't perch so close to the ground?


That would be wonderful. I don’t have many shots of them perching up. I’ve always called them “where’s Waldo” shots. Thanks for the compliment and for looking in. I’m hoping to post some other dragon shots tonight if I get home early enough. I was a great trip but the heat and humidity were something I wasn’t ready for.
Stay safe my friend.
>i< Doc

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May 28, 2022 15:47:28   #
docshark Loc: Millersville, PA
 
alvin3232 wrote:
Very nice set and thanks for sharing.

Alvin


You are quit welcomed Alvin. It was a nice trip but I wasn’t ready for the heat and humidity. I enjoy sharing my passion with everyone here on the Hog. Have a great day and stay safe.
>i< Doc

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May 29, 2022 16:43:22   #
alvin3232 Loc: Houston, TX
 
Yes, the heat can get to you here in TX.

Alvin

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May 29, 2022 16:53:37   #
Bubalola Loc: Big Apple, NY
 
docshark wrote:
Just got back from my granddaughter's graduation from the May's School of Business at Texas A&M. So proud!
While there I got a chance to survey dragons near the Austin/Bergstrom Airport at Southeast Metro Park. The first is a female Eastern Ringtail (Erpetogomphus designatus). They are from the Family Gomphidae and have a moderately clubbed tail. The male is pretty much colored the same.

Eastern Ringtail (Erpetogomphus designatus) ♀ by Tony Schoch, on Flickr

Next is a female Four-striped Leaftail (Phyllogomphoides stigmatus). It is also in the Family Gomphidae. It can be confused with the Five-striped Leaftail. They are however smaller, marked with 5 stripes on the thorax and more rare than designatus

Four-striped Leaftail (Phyllogomphoides stigmatus) ♀ by Tony Schoch, on Flickr

Another clubtail I got to shoot was the Sulphur-tipped Clubtail (Phanogomphus militaris). The first one is a male.

Sulphur-tipped Clubtail (Phanogomphus militaris) ♂ by Tony Schoch, on Flickr

The normal habitat for this clubtail is ponds, lakes, streams and slow-moving rivers with muddy bottoms. The hunting strategy for these clubtails is to perch on the ground or on flat surfaces near the ground to fly out and back at intervals to capture flying insects. The fact that most of these clubtails perch on the ground most of the time doesn't always give you a good background for the photos.
Here is female of the same species.

Sulphur-tipped Clubtail (Phanogomphus militaris) ♀ by Tony Schoch, on Flickr

Here is a male Swift Setwing (Dythemis velox). A common dragonfly in these parts. The setwing moniker comes from the way the wings are held when perched. This is not typical for most species.

Swift Setwing (Dythemis velox) by Tony Schoch, on Flickr

I hope you enjoyed them. I sure enjoyed hunting them except for the near 100º heat.
Have a great day. Stay safe and well my friends.
>i< Doc
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