Common Whitetail Dragonfly

We went for a walk at a local park looking for Dragonflies. We saw quite a few but not many close enough to get good photos of them. This year, so far, they seem wary and stay at a distance. This Common Whitetail landed close by on a piece of wood on our way out. Shot with a 300mm lens setup for close focusing for Dragonflies.

Category: Birds, Blog, Closeup Photography, Davidsons Mill Pond Park, Dragonflies, Favorite Locations Tagged: canon 300mm f/4 lens IS, common whitetail, common whitetail dragonfly, Common Whitetail Skimmer, Dragonflies, dragonfly

4 Comments on “Common Whitetail Dragonfly”

Eliza Waters
June 4, 2018

I saw one of these this weekend. Amazing insects!

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- Reed Andariese
  June 5, 2018
  
  It is amazing how they dart around! Fun to watch! Also when you get really close their eyes and wing patterns are cool to photograph. Have yet to get that close this year so far.
  
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montucky
June 4, 2018

That’s a gorgeous little creature and a superb photo!

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Reed Andariese
June 5, 2018

Thanks! They are fun to photograph. Plus challenging at the same time! It helps when they cooperate!

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