Dragons and Damsels at South Pond, Chicago
Jul 21, 2022 07:17:49 #
The South Pond is one of the oldest features that remains from the original 1835 design for Chicago's Lincoln Park (originally named Lake Park). The area surrounding South Pond is landscaped with turf grass, elms, maples, and other trees, with benches along the boardwalk that circles the pond.
South Pond, Lincoln Park
Chicago, IL
June 2022
Eastern Pondhawk by Paul Sager, on Flickr
The pond’s planted edge provides bio-filtration of the site’s stormwater run-off. Visitors discover a series of educational zones along the boardwalk loop made from recycled plastic.
Damselfly
All images shared in this post were captured in RAW using an EOS 5DIII, the files were processed in Lightroom 6 and Topaz DeNoise 6. The EF 500mm f/4L IS II was used with the EF 2x III tele-extender, creating an effective 1000mm focal length.
Eastern Amberwing
Most of a dragonfly's life is spent as a nymph, beneath the water's surface, where they prey on mosquito larvae, tadpoles, and small fish. The nymph stage lasts up to five years in large species, and between two months and three years in smaller species. When ready to metamorphose into an adult, the nymph climbs up a reed out of the water and moults. We see a leftover shell below this Blue dasher.
Blue Dasher
The Halloween Pennant ranges as far north as southern Canada and as far west as the eastern edge of the Rocky Mountains. It lives in wet habitat types such as ponds, marshes and lakes, where it perches on vegetation.
Halloween pennant
South Pond, Lincoln Park
Chicago, IL
June 2022
Eastern Pondhawk by Paul Sager, on Flickr
The pond’s planted edge provides bio-filtration of the site’s stormwater run-off. Visitors discover a series of educational zones along the boardwalk loop made from recycled plastic.
Damselfly
All images shared in this post were captured in RAW using an EOS 5DIII, the files were processed in Lightroom 6 and Topaz DeNoise 6. The EF 500mm f/4L IS II was used with the EF 2x III tele-extender, creating an effective 1000mm focal length.
Eastern Amberwing
Most of a dragonfly's life is spent as a nymph, beneath the water's surface, where they prey on mosquito larvae, tadpoles, and small fish. The nymph stage lasts up to five years in large species, and between two months and three years in smaller species. When ready to metamorphose into an adult, the nymph climbs up a reed out of the water and moults. We see a leftover shell below this Blue dasher.
Blue Dasher
The Halloween Pennant ranges as far north as southern Canada and as far west as the eastern edge of the Rocky Mountains. It lives in wet habitat types such as ponds, marshes and lakes, where it perches on vegetation.
Halloween pennant
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Great set Paul. Nice variety of dragons and damsels. Well done my friend!
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You've put together a good set. That Eastern Amberwing is the smallest of Dragon Flies - about an inch in length.
Jul 22, 2022 10:58:16 #
CHG_CANON wrote:
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Very informative 👏
Jul 22, 2022 11:40:27 #
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