It will be a few months before we see any damselflies or dragonflies, members of the Odonata species of insects. We begin to see the first dragonflies in May, followed by damselflies a little later. They are delicate looking insects and small, the leaves provide a good sense of scale. I took these photos with my 70-200mm f/2.8. I use it often for close up photography because I tend to walk around with only one lens (I don’t like to carry much gear). I had to crop but still managed to get nice detail.
March 11, 2019 at 6:24 pm
Great! 🙂
We have tons of them on our riverbank. They are great hunters.
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March 15, 2019 at 1:29 pm
Thanks Tom. Yes they are.
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March 10, 2019 at 5:10 pm
Nice photos, Belinda. I have tried several times but wasn’t successful. I enjoyed these.
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March 10, 2019 at 6:17 pm
Thank you Pat. Damselflies land, fly off and often return to the same spot. I usually get them on the return.
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March 10, 2019 at 6:53 pm
Good advice. I’ll give it a try because I see them most often at the Botanical Garden so I don’t have to move on to anywhere. 🙂
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March 10, 2019 at 1:42 pm
I’m using a 70-200mm f4 but newer used it for macro, will have to give it a try soon, nice images.
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March 10, 2019 at 5:52 pm
Thank you Joan. I think you’ll be pleased with the results.
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March 10, 2019 at 11:51 am
Up close they look like they could have come from some planet in another galaxy. Perfect for alien movie stars. Look at the face of the blue one up close. He’s wearing his space gear.
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March 10, 2019 at 5:33 pm
They do look like visitors from another planet, but no travel required to enjoy them!
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March 10, 2019 at 7:33 pm
Right!
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March 10, 2019 at 8:57 am
Nice Belinda! Can’t wait for Spring to be able to photograph Damselflies and dragonflies! One of my favorite subjects.
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March 10, 2019 at 10:46 am
Thank you Reed! Daylight Savings Time and 15cm of new snow all in one day. Ah spring😏
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March 10, 2019 at 4:29 am
Dainty damsels!! 🙂
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