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[threecats]

I still can't get a good one of the male. They perch for much less time it seems. I really doubt you even see or notice these forktails unless you were looking for dragons. So small.

Female Eastern Forktail

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Familiar Bluet First one chomping too

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[lanthier]

The Damsels sure are fun, and they do stay still longer, yet they are smaller and present other difficulties. How are you getting these high mags, by cropping or ???

2 & 4 are excellent behavioral studies. The bluet shots also stand out.

 

[threecats]

The Damsels sure are fun, and they do stay still longer, yet they are smaller and present other difficulties. How are you getting these high mags, by cropping or ???

2 & 4 are excellent behavioral studies. The bluet shots also stand out.

Thanks! using the 90 macro. The forktails were as ground level so I didn't even try setting up tripod. They are cropped some, more for composition than magnification. I would guess that most of these the damsel was between 1/2 and 3/4 the width of the original image.

glenn

 

[lanthier]

Thanks! using the 90 macro. The forktails were as ground level so I didn't even try setting up tripod. They are cropped some, more for composition than magnification. I would guess that most of these the damsel was between 1/2 and 3/4 the width of the original image.

glenn

You must have been really close to them Glenn!, were you wearing waders???

 

[threecats]

no laying on the ground at the shore by this pond a block from me I thought I would try

 

[tojor]

Very good shots. Beautiful damsels and hungry too.

 

[threecats]

Very good shots. Beautiful damsels and hungry too.

thanks Torben. seems when they are stuffing their belly you can almost pet them.:smile:

 

[j.ankanpaa]

I have no doubts it´s quite difficult to spot, the Forktail I mean. With a coloration like that and as being an Ischnura it must be pretty small...

Nice shots, 3cats!

 

[Vincent T]

These are great shots of these beautiful Damsels.
Don't you wish they would all land facing the sun?
Vince

 

[Crave]

Nice captures, the Damsels were hungry, when they eat they stay in the same place a bit more!
Maybe they dont want to have a bad digestion!!

 

[threecats]

These are great shots of these beautiful Damsels.
Don't you wish they would all land facing the sun?
Vince

yes or parallel to me