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Common Green Darner (Anax junius) (lemmy.world)

submitted 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) by Tempus_Fugit@lemmy.world to c/entomology@mander.xyz

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/47394019

After some difficulty I finally got some decent shots! I even had a Karen come and demand to know what I was doing. These are uncropped and shot handheld. I'm surprised their wings froze so well. This first one is 1/800s and the second 1/1250s.

I saw a decent amount of these green darners today. I tried to catch some getting jiggy with it, but that flopped. They're an elite insect IMO. Throughout their lives they're master swimmers and master flyers.

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[–] Redfox8@mander.xyz 3 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Great shots, I've tried photographing dragonflies in flight (some years ago now) so know how difficult it is! Fantastic creatures too, as you say.

[–] Tempus_Fugit@lemmy.world 2 points 4 weeks ago

I genuinely didn't think I'd get anything usable, but I tried anyway.