Dragonflies and Damselflies

[Click]

Beautiful series, Noreaster. I especially like the first shot.

 

[Click]

I can't resist these Banded Demoiselles in flight. The R5ii +RF 100-500mm is really good at catching them.

It's interesting to see the angle of their wings change like that. They know how to fly.

 

[koenkooi]

While I was getting closer to the dragonfly, I noticed a damselfly mating wheel next to it:

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

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

The dark bundle of grass in the background was a bummer, but I did nail the focal plane of the first try

R8+RF100L

 

[AlanF]

It's interesting to see the angle of their wings change like that. They know how to fly.

They have a very distinctive flutter in flight, quite unlike dragonflies. Here are gifs showing how the wings move and how they flutter over distance.

 

[Noreaster]

 

[Click]

Tack sharp on the subject with a very short DOF. Well done!

 

[Noreaster]

Tack sharp on the subject with a very short DOF. Well done!

Now that I can see again, I can take a lot less "hopeful" shots LOL

 

[Noreaster]

Not sure about species ut taken in Maine today

 

[Click]

Very nice series, Noreaster.

 

[AlanF]

Southern Hawker Dragonfly (R5ii 200-800).

 

[AlanF]

Emerald Damselfly taken by my wife using the R7 + RF 100-400mm - much better than the R5ii/RF 200-800mm for these close ups.

 

[Click]

Beautiful proxi and macro. There are a lot of details in your photos. Nicely done, Alan.

 

[AlanF]

First Ruddy Darters of the year, (500mm).

 

[AlanF]

First Ruddy Darters of the year, (500mm).

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They are already mating!

 

[Click]

Beautiful shot, Alan.

 

[Noreaster]

Are those eggs?

 

[Click]

Very nice series, Noreaster.

 

[Maximilian]

Are those eggs?

Normally, dragons and damsels lay their eggs into the water or plants. And not as a batch.
My first guess would be parasites, mites.
Can you post reasonably sharp crops?

 

[Maximilian]

A Willow Emerald Damselfly taken by my wife ...

Beautiful shot, congrats to your wife.
ObsIdentify says 100% emerald damselfly (lestes sponsa). Willow emeralds (chalcolestes viridis) have no blue parts/eyes.
Otherwise very similar.
(edit: I still hope for you to get your willow emerald . Here the lestes sponsa are less frequent. Last year I spottet my first one)

 

[AlanF]

Beautiful shot, congrats to your wife.
ObsIdentify says 100% emerald damselfly (lestes sponsa). Willow emeralds (chalcolestes viridis) have no blue parts/eyes.
Otherwise very similar.
(edit: I still hope for you to get your willow emerald . Here the lestes sponsa are less frequent. Last year I spottet my first one)

I too used Obsidentify (which calls it "common spreadwing")and made a mistake in typing the name here. If you hover over the image, you can see I labelled it just female-emerald damselfly (3R3A5190-DxO_Female_emerald_damselfly.jpg).