Dragonflies and Damselflies

[AlanF]

So here are the first bluetails and large red damselflies
R6m2@500mm, close to MFD+cropping

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Nice, you are getting them earlier than us.

 

[Maximilian]

Nice, you are getting them earlier than us.

We had some really warm days lately, and I was eagerly behind getting them.
As you posted in the birds thread, the laves don't make it easier to get birds

I've got some more, from freshly hatched/not yet matured ones, that I want to ID first.
And I also saw the first dragonfly already, although I couldn't take a photo or ID it. Too short appearance.
I guess it was an emerald.
Now I'm waiting for the scarce chasers. They should be the next dragons.

 

[koenkooi]

During the Saturday morning bike ride the frogs were being very loud, so I wanted to see if I could spot them. I saw a lot of frogs jumping away At the edge of the pond I spotted a damselfly:


And right behind that, I spotted my first dragonfly of the year! It was very sluggish, which I assumed was due to the low temperatures, but then I spotted the exuvium. The crop factor of the R7 allowed me to zoom out to 151mm for the last picture. All with R7+100-500L.




Edit: Full res versions:

https://flic.kr/p/2pPvF3A

https://flic.kr/p/2pPv2YV

https://flic.kr/p/2pPpmqR

 

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Nice series, koenkooi.

 

[Maximilian]

... At the edge of the pond I spotted a damselfly:
... And right behind that, I spotted my first dragonfly of the year! ...

Great catches!
A winter damselfly and a four-spotted chaser.
I'm still waiting for the four-spotted chasers...
Really nice. And the wings look not fully hardened yet.

 

[AlanF]

Great catches!
A winter damselfly and a four-spotted chaser.
I'm still waiting for the four-spotted chasers...
Really nice. And the wings look not fully hardened yet.

Soft wings versus soft focus