Posts: Muddyvalley | Ugly Hedgehog

randave2001 wrote:

What a great series you have captured here!

Thank you very much.

Sep 12, 2023 14:54:14 #

docshark wrote:

An amazing set Victor! What a fortuitous series of events! Well done my friend.
>i< Doc

Thank you Tony! I was tracking a lone darner this morning and a frog got it too. It was flying back & forth low over the water & was very hard to focus on. Too many frogs, not enough dragons.

Sep 12, 2023 14:45:43 #

JimmyTB wrote:

WOW Excellent series with good timing!!

Thank you Jimmy. It was a case of...If she gets near enough to the frog....

Sep 12, 2023 14:44:15 #

Manglesphoto wrote:

Fantastic set!!

Thanks Frank.

Sep 12, 2023 14:43:47 #

rlovaglio wrote:

Very cool. No matter how well our images are, in review we always think we should have done better. But that's what keeps us going-- nice job!

Thank you.
In my case...I know!

I'm also weak on PP skills, but improving.

Sep 11, 2023 20:53:23 #

Don, the 2nd son wrote:

WOW!

Thanks Don, the 2nd son!

Sep 11, 2023 20:51:32 #

Dragons

lukevaliant wrote:

these are great,especially the variegated meadowhawk. love that pattern !

They are quite common in Oregon, but I've only seen one specimen, this one, here at my ponds. They are indeed attractive!

Sep 11, 2023 20:49:55 #

Dragons

UTMike wrote:

Your usual expert work, Vic!

Thank you very much Mike.

Sep 11, 2023 20:48:51 #

John Matthews wrote:

Fantastic sequence

Thank you John!

Sep 11, 2023 20:48:34 #

UTMike wrote:

Outstanding action sequence, Vic!

Thanks Mike.

Sep 11, 2023 19:57:39 #

augieg27 wrote:

The frog jumping is a terrific shot.

Thank you augleg.

Sep 11, 2023 19:19:19 #

Bluefish wrote:

Incredible series.

Many thanks Bluefish.

Sep 11, 2023 19:16:50 #

Dragons

Black saddlebags
Tramea lacerata (male)
The only one I've seen here this season.
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Flame skimmer (male) Libellula saturata
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A well camouflaged Variegated meadowhawk
Sympetrum corruptum
Also one of the few meadowhawks this season and the only variegated.
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The last is a striped meadowhawk hiding in the blackberry shadows S.pallipes
Usually very common here, this year only a few.

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Sep 11, 2023 18:58:36 #

I took a series of the skimmer ovipositing while the male flew overhead. Realized my shutter speed was a little slow and doubled it just in time. Should have gone to a higher speed, but I'm happy with the results.
Those damn bull frogs have dropped the odonate population here to a bare minimum. This was a small frog in the grand scheme of bull frogdom.

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Sep 3, 2023 23:20:07 #

ladybug larva vs aphids

As always, great work Bob!