Uploads from pieceoflace photography, tagged fauna, with geodata

Lilypad Clubtail (Arigomphus furcifer)...

nobody@flickr.com (pieceoflace photography) — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 03:05:01 -0700

...and best viewed large.

Meet the Corporal...

nobody@flickr.com (pieceoflace photography) — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 02:18:16 -0700

Good morning and Happy Dragonfly Thursday. Featured today is a Blue Corporal (Ladona deplanata) dragonfly that I photographed in New England this past June. And while I'm not absolutely positive, I'm pretty sure the dragonfly pictured in this short series is a mature female.

As for these photos, definitely not the prettiest dragonfly you'll ever see or the nicest setting as my little friend here insisted on perching/posing only on the ground for this photo shoot.

I thought I'd update my list once again for those interested in the different dragonflies I've photographed so far this season since I've added another species. As always, I've noted those that I've posted, with the rest to follow soon as I'm getting down to the nitty gritty with less than a half dozen to go.

1 Common Baskettail (posted)
2 Slender Baskettail (posted)
3 Flame Skimmer (posted)
4 Widow Skimmer (posted)
5 Slaty Skimmer (posted)
6 Spangled Skimmer (posted)
7 Common Whitetail (posted)
8 Common or Eastern Pondhawk (posted)
9 Blue Dasher (posted)
10 Eastern Amberwing (posted)
11 Calico Pennant (posted)
12 Halloween Pennant (posted)
13 Banded Pennant (posted)
14 Lancet Clubtail
15 Lilypad Clubtail (posted)
16 Sulphur Tipped Clubtail
17 Green Darner (posted)
18 Carolina Saddlebags (posted)
19 Black Saddlebags
20 Frosted Whiteface (posted)
21 Dot-tailed Whiteface (posted)
22 Ruby Meadowhawk (posted)
23 Blue Corporal (posted)
24 Great Blue Skimmer (posted)
25 Twelve-spotted Skimmer
26 Wandering Glider

Dragonflies I'm still hoping to photograph this year are the Red Saddlebags (slim chance at this point in time), Autumn Meadowhawk, Prince Baskettail and the Four-spotted Skimmer (another slim chance). All of which I've photographed in past years or seen, but not yet this season.

Thank you for stopping by...and I hope you have a most pleasant day.

Lacey

ISO400, aperture f/11, exposure .008 seconds (1/125) focal length 300mm

Immature White-faced Meadowhawk (Sympetrum obtrusum)...

nobody@flickr.com (pieceoflace photography) — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 01:24:22 -0700

pieceoflace photography posted a photo:

Meadowhawks form a group that can be difficult to tell apart. The Kalosympetrum subgenus in particular, which includes the Ruby, White-Faced, Cherry-Faced, and Jane's Meadowhawks, are often difficult to distinguish and their taxonomic status is not in agreement among experts. The Ruby is extremely similar to the Cherry-faced Meadowhawk (S. internum) and the immature White-faced Meadowhawk (S. obtrusum), but the mature White-faced Meadowhawk has a bright white face, while the Ruby Meadowhawk has a brownish face.

A lot of research still needs to be done on the Sympetrum complex, especially Cherry-faced, White-faced, and the Ruby, which tend to interbreed in many parts of its range. Making hybrids an almost certain possiblity.

ISO400, aperture f/11, exposure .008 seconds (1/125) focal length 190mm

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Meet a very young White-faced Meadowhawk...

nobody@flickr.com (pieceoflace photography) — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 01:24:24 -0700

pieceoflace photography posted a photo:

Good morning and Happy Dragonfly Thursday to everyone. Featured today is a young White-faced Meadowhawk (Sympetrum obtrusum) that I photographed early in the season with hopes of seeing a mature one before it soon ends to include in this series. But no such luck. The above dragonfly was newly emerged, probably only a matter of hours before I took these shots. As a result it's impossible to tell with absolute certainty if it's a male or female. It actually took me a while to determine even the exact species. Not an easy task with some newly emerged dragonfly species.

Dragonflies in the genus Sympetrum are known as meadowhawks. In some species (such as this White-faced Meadowhawk), the males and females are almost identical when first emerged. Often the male does not reach full color until many days (1 - 2 weeks) after emergence. By the shape of the abdomen - tail, I'm guessing male due to the very slender tip and the long cerci...but it's only an educated guess on my part.

For those of you tired of dragonflies, I also posted today a couple of open wing shots of a Hackberry Emperor (Asterocampa celtis) I wanted to add to a series and set.

Thank you for visiting...and I hope you have a truly great day. And so you'll know, I'll not be responding to comments today as I need to supervise some landscape people for hubbie. If not, and they don't do exactly what hubbie told them and me, there will be hell to pay :-)

Lacey

ISO400, aperture f/11, exposure .008 seconds (1/125) focal length 300mm

Immature White-faced Meadowhawk (Sympetrum obtrusum)...

nobody@flickr.com (pieceoflace photography) — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 01:24:21 -0700

pieceoflace photography posted a photo:

The White-faced Meadowhawk ranges in southern Ontario, Canada and in the northern United States from the Great Plains to New England. It prefers temporary ponds and marshes or occasionally lakes, swamps, bogs, and stream backwaters.

ISO400, aperture f/11, exposure .004 seconds (1/250) focal length 260mm

Meet Little Lucifer...

nobody@flickr.com (pieceoflace photography) — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 01:55:31 -0700

pieceoflace photography posted a photo:

Good morning everyone and Happy Dragonfly Thursday. I figured I'd better start posting some of the new species I've photographed this season by featuring today this Lilypad Clubtail (Arigomphus furcifer) I photographed in New England this past June. Considered an "uncommon" species this is the only one I saw when visiting back east and the only two shots I was able to get before it flew off. Fortunately both turned out well, and coincidently it was perched on a lilypad.

I thought I'd update my list once again for those who are interested in the different dragonflies I've photographed so far this season since I've added another species. As always, I've noted those that I've posted, with the rest to follow soon in the coming weeks...

1 Common Baskettail (posted)
2 Slender Baskettail (posted)
3 Flame Skimmer (posted)
4 Widow Skimmer (posted)
5 Slaty Skimmer (posted)
6 Spangled Skimmer (posted)
7 Common Whitetail (posted)
8 Common or Eastern Pondhawk (posted)
9 Blue Dasher (posted)
10 Eastern Amberwing (posted)
11 Calico Pennant (posted)
12 Halloween Pennant (posted)
13 Banded Pennant (posted)
14 Lancet Clubtail
15 Lilypad Clubtail (posted)
16 Sulphur Tipped Clubtail
17 Green Darner (posted)
18 Carolina Saddlebags (posted)
19 Black Saddlebags
20 Frosted Whiteface (posted)
21 Dot-tailed Whiteface (posted)
22 Ruby Meadowhawk
23 Blue Corporal
24 Great Blue Skimmer
25 Twelve-spotted Skimmer

Dragonflies I'm still hoping to photograph this year are the Red Saddlebags (slim chance at this point in time), Wandering Glider, Autumn Meadowhawk, Prince Baskettail and the Four-spotted Skimmer (another slim chance). All of which I've photographed in past years or seen, but not yet this season.

Thank you for stopping by...and I hope you have a most pleasant day.

Lacey

ISO400, aperture f/11, exposure .006 seconds (1/180) focal length 300mm