Dragonflies - Communal Thread

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Shot with: Nikon 1 V1, 1 Nikkor 30-110mm f/3.8-5.6 & Marumi DHG200 +5
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Never seen this with demoiselles before, excellent.
 
Graham said:
Never seen this with demoiselles before, excellent.
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Thank you Graham! If you are interested to find out how it's done, I've written an article on my blog with tips how to shoot damselflies. In the article I also go into how to pick them up with your finger. There is also a short video (albeit in very bad quality) of me picking one up and returning it to its perch. :)
 
IVN said:
Thank you Graham! If you are interested to find out how it's done, I've written an article on my blog with tips how to shoot damselflies. In the article I also go into how to pick them up with your finger. There is also a short video (albeit in very bad quality) of me picking one up and returning it to its perch. :)
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Very interesting, thanks
 
IVN said:
Thank you Graham! If you are interested to find out how it's done, I've written an article on my blog with tips how to shoot damselflies. In the article I also go into how to pick them up with your finger. There is also a short video (albeit in very bad quality) of me picking one up and returning it to its perch. :)
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On a cool day, they are attracted to our body warmth so will readily climb on your finger, and can be quite hard to get off as they rather like the warmth. You can also pick them up by pinching their wings together carefully.
 
Brachytron said:
On a cool day, they are attracted to our body warmth so will readily climb on your finger, and can be quite hard to get off as they rather like the warmth. You can also pick them up by pinching their wings together carefully.
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The last days were very warm here. Up to 30°C, maybe even more, not sure. As for pinching their wings: I wouldn't do that, because the risk of damaging their wings and basically sentencing them to death would be too great for me.





 
the images seem to be getting bigger and better lately Not to sunny up here in the northeast I think we well behind most other places by the different types posted
two from me

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not sure about this one - looks like a Darter or a Skimmer, but which - I'd be guessing at a Black tailed Skimmer - female
(yellow edges to wings?)


Mark will know

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Blue-eye or Goblet-marked Damselfly...... (I hope) ... but I'm a bit rusty this year

f22 but still fighting DOF

local pond SW France ........ not sure that they are seen in UK


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BillN_33 said:
not sure about this one - looks like a Darter or a Skimmer, but which - I'd be guessing at a Black tailed Skimmer
(yellow edges to wings?)
Mark will know

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Now that is a pretty one bill. [emoji106]
 
another from today

a Blue Featherleg (sometimes called a White-Featherleg Damselfly)

an immature female ........... hopefully Mark will confirm or otherwise

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BillN_33 said:
another from today

a Blue Featherleg (sometimes called a White-Featherleg Damselfly)

an immature female ........... hopefully Mark will confirm or otherwise

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Hi Bill.

The Blue and White Featherlegs are different species. This one is a male Blue Featherleg, or Platycnemis Pennines. I love your Orange Featherleg shots.
 
Brachytron said:
Hi Bill.

The Blue and White Featherlegs are different species. This one is a male Blue Featherleg, or Platycnemis Pennines. I love your Orange Featherleg shots.
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Thanks Mark ............ I think this is the situation

I missed legged out of my alternative name

The Blue Featherleg is also called the White-legged Damselfly. (Platycnemis pennipes)

The other sub is the White Featherleg - (Platycnemis latipes) ....... which is less widespread - they do occur "down here" in SW France ...... and I may have a shot from the past

but as you know they are only as big as small matchsticks .......... and I find them impossible to get near with a macro, (105mm lens), so always use a V1 + 300PF + 1,4TC ... which effectively gives me 840mm ...... I loose out on focus and ISO ... and DOF is always a problem

(interestingly I saw both in relatively still water - a large man made lake, used for irrigation - i.e. not flowing water)


Mark could you check my ID in post #453 above
 
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Scarlet Darter, (but the black marks on the last two segment look Ruddy - but everything else is Scarlet, IMHO)

Nikon V1
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Scarlet Darter and Violet Dropwing for comparison

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Black Tailed Skimmer - a male x 2

seems to be far more males around than females

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V1
f8 - ISO 250 - 1/500th
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f8 - ISO 250 - 1/400th
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Ruddy Darter - male

see post #469 for comparison - but again I would be grateful if Mark or others would comment

v hot today

V1 + 300mm

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trying to find a White Featherleg - (Platycnemis latipes) but it is just too hot today
 
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BillN_33 said:
Blue-eye or Goblet-marked Damselfly...... (I hope) ... but I'm a bit rusty this year

f22 but still fighting DOF

local pond SW France ........ not sure that they are seen in UK


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Hi Bill. This one is a male Goblet-marked Damselfly, Erythromma lindenii. It's actually the same family as the Red-eyed Damselfly, but looks more like an Azure. Not a UK species (yet).
 
Two Darters

Ruddy Darter

Ruddy Darter by Mark Tyrrell, on Flickr

Common Darter

Common Darter by Mark Tyrrell, on Flickr

These two are often confused, because at first glance they appear very similar. The key difference is that Ruddy Darters have all-black legs and Common Darters have a yellow stripe which makes the legs look much lighter. The Ruddy is a much redder and darker insect, compared to the more orangey Common Darter. The leg colour applies to the females too.
 
Brachytron said:
Two Darters

Ruddy Darter

Ruddy Darter by Mark Tyrrell, on Flickr

Common Darter

Common Darter by Mark Tyrrell, on Flickr

These two are often confused, because at first glance they appear very similar. The key difference is that Ruddy Darters have all-black legs and Common Darters have a yellow stripe which makes the legs look much lighter. The Ruddy is a much redder and darker insect, compared to the more orangey Common Darter. The leg colour applies to the females too.
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well done Mark, really good to have some narrative


Here's an Azure Damselfly - a male

saw quite a few today ...... although this was taken last year as today the sun was just too bright and we reached 40 degrees ....... clear blue skies


Nikon V1 + 300mm

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