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Photography => Nature => Topic started by: Ed O'Connor on June 22, 2019, 05:10:46 PM

Title: Swamp Darner
Post by: Ed O'Connor on June 22, 2019, 05:10:46 PM

Now that summer has officially arrived, we're into dragonfly season again. Here's a photo of a Swamp Darner, one of our largest Odonata, seen on the Leslie Street Spit yesterday, along the trail that leads to Peninsula A. I can't get over those eyes. The Triangle Pond and the Goldfish Pond were also productive.

(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48105518747_288402608a_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2ghVmKD)Swamp Darner (https://flic.kr/p/2ghVmKD) by Edward O'Connor (https://www.flickr.com/photos/152894743@N08/), on Flickr

Title: Re: Swamp Darner
Post by: Shortsighted on June 23, 2019, 09:26:53 AM

Nice find. Never saw one of those while sober.
Are those clown eyes meant to mesmerize predators or does Mother-nature have
a sense of humour? They do see more wavelengths of light that we do with their
huge compound eyes.