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New dragonfly

18 years ago

First time seeing this one. Way too fast for my camera on a cloudy day. He was buzzing around and would stop in mid flight and watch me, then move a couple feet to the left and watch me, then to the right. Like a drone from a Star Wars movie. Any thoughts, Sophie?

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IanW Zone 5 Ont. Can.
18 years ago
That is a great shot! Well done!
sophiemae
18 years ago
Nice job! I'm rarely successful in getting any kind of focus on such a small moving target. My dragonflying is a bit rusty these days. Is it a blue dasher?
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18 years ago
Passes the WD-40 over to Sophie's side of the fence. ;)

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