South Pond, Lincoln Park
Chicago, IL
July 2021
Blue Dasher by
Paul Sager, on Flickr
Coneflowers are native to eastern and central North America, where they grow in moist to dry prairies and open wooded areas. They have large, showy heads of composite flowers, blooming in summer.
ConeflowerI thought the two 'spots' on the hind wings of this male Monarch were hanger-on parasites. But, they're indicators of the male.
Monarch Most images shown in this post combine the Canon FD Extender 1.4 with the Canon FD new 500mm f/4.5L prime lens, mounted to a Sony a7II 24MP mirrorless camera. The image files were captured in RAW and processed in Lightroom v6 with Topaz DeNoise v6.
Painted turtle The Eastern amberwing is the second smallest dragonfly in the US, only Elfin Skimmers are smaller. The male's flashy golden wings can make them seem bigger.
Eastern Amberwing Green herons forage alone, typically standing still on shore or in shallow water or perched upon branches, awaiting prey.
Green heron Native Americans used the bitter, resinous sap of the Compass plant as a form of chewing gum.
Compass plant Bullfrogs must live in water and are found near a lake, pond, river, or bog. Warm, still, shallow waters are preferred.
American bullfrog These images are sized to fill your wide-screen display. Try using <F11> to maximize your browser window for the full effect. Details on the exposure and lenses are provided in the EXIF data from Flickr, just use the image titles as URL links to Flickr.
Wow, nice work - as usual.
Thank you Irvingite Charles, MSW, Jimmy T, Gary, ashriverguy! South Pond gives a lot more variety. I've been back for more birds, now in the pending queue.
CHG_CANON wrote:
South Pond, Lincoln Park
Chicago, IL
July 2021
Blue Dasher by
Paul Sager, on Flickr
Coneflowers are native to eastern and central North America, where they grow in moist to dry prairies and open wooded areas. They have large, showy heads of composite flowers, blooming in summer.
ConeflowerI thought the two 'spots' on the hind wings of this male Monarch were hanger-on parasites. But, they're indicators of the male.
Monarch Most images shown in this post combine the Canon FD Extender 1.4 with the Canon FD new 500mm f/4.5L prime lens, mounted to a Sony a7II 24MP mirrorless camera. The image files were captured in RAW and processed in Lightroom v6 with Topaz DeNoise v6.
Painted turtle The Eastern amberwing is the second smallest dragonfly in the US, only Elfin Skimmers are smaller. The male's flashy golden wings can make them seem bigger.
Eastern Amberwing Green herons forage alone, typically standing still on shore or in shallow water or perched upon branches, awaiting prey.
Green heron Native Americans used the bitter, resinous sap of the Compass plant as a form of chewing gum.
Compass plant Bullfrogs must live in water and are found near a lake, pond, river, or bog. Warm, still, shallow waters are preferred.
American bullfrog These images are sized to fill your wide-screen display. Try using <F11> to maximize your browser window for the full effect. Details on the exposure and lenses are provided in the EXIF data from Flickr, just use the image titles as URL links to Flickr.
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Another fantastic set of images Paul
Fabulous set, Paul! The turtle and frog shots are eye-catching.
Paul, another outstanding series. The frog is terrific.
CHG_CANON wrote:
South Pond, Lincoln Park
Chicago, IL
July 2021
Blue Dasher by
Paul Sager, on Flickr
Coneflowers are native to eastern and central North America, where they grow in moist to dry prairies and open wooded areas. They have large, showy heads of composite flowers, blooming in summer.
ConeflowerI thought the two 'spots' on the hind wings of this male Monarch were hanger-on parasites. But, they're indicators of the male.
Monarch Most images shown in this post combine the Canon FD Extender 1.4 with the Canon FD new 500mm f/4.5L prime lens, mounted to a Sony a7II 24MP mirrorless camera. The image files were captured in RAW and processed in Lightroom v6 with Topaz DeNoise v6.
Painted turtle The Eastern amberwing is the second smallest dragonfly in the US, only Elfin Skimmers are smaller. The male's flashy golden wings can make them seem bigger.
Eastern Amberwing Green herons forage alone, typically standing still on shore or in shallow water or perched upon branches, awaiting prey.
Green heron Native Americans used the bitter, resinous sap of the Compass plant as a form of chewing gum.
Compass plant Bullfrogs must live in water and are found near a lake, pond, river, or bog. Warm, still, shallow waters are preferred.
American bullfrog These images are sized to fill your wide-screen display. Try using <F11> to maximize your browser window for the full effect. Details on the exposure and lenses are provided in the EXIF data from Flickr, just use the image titles as URL links to Flickr.
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You could rent yourself out as the "human tripod"
All nice, but the Green Heron is my favorite.
Great pond you have, Paul. Really nice photos!!
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