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Photography => Nature => Topic started by: Shortsighted on August 05, 2024, 10:06:12 AM

Title: Shadow Darner
Post by: Shortsighted on August 05, 2024, 10:06:12 AM
A large dragonfly that prefers shade but also prefers being near a marsh.  Let's face it, a marsh doesn't usually offer much shade.  Life is tough, and then you die.  Look for them where a willow overhangs the south side of a marsh.  They are not exactly common but they do hang around from spring to November.  I wonder how excited they get during those brief moments during a total solar eclipse.  They probably do an Immelmann Maneuver.

(https://photos.smugmug.com/Outdoor-Ontario/Outdoor-Ontario/i-xswmqvb/0/K8f3FG4ZSHvN72VKwsrtwW8bxwT5PvQ5Xnc8mCCrj/L/Shadow%20darner%2C%20female%20Dragonfly%20cropped-L.png) (https://steinphotography.smugmug.com/Outdoor-Ontario/Outdoor-Ontario/i-xswmqvb/A)