photoartflightGreen Darner Dragonfly Laying Eggs In Small Pond
I was photographing this female Green Darner dragonfly that was busy laying eggs in a small pond. It spent a large amount of time doing this so I had plenty of time to photograph the activity. It covered a very large area in this fairly small pond. The featured image is a 2 image panorama to get the reflection of the Darner in the image also. The Darner seemed to be spreading the eggs in a very wide area around the small pond. I was using a Canon 400mm DO lens & some images were shot with an extension tube to focus this close on the female Darner dragonfly when it came too close for my minimum focus distance.
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Cool captures, Reed. Not something one sees very often!
Thanks Eliza! I was surprised how long the Darner was taking to lay eggs! I guess I was photographing it for 20 minutes or so.
Nice captures.
Thanks! It was fun to watch & photograph!
Gorgeous pictures, Reed!
Thanks so much Greta! It was fun to watch & photograph!
The featured image is really wonderful!
Thanks Belinda! Dragonflies & Damselflies are fun to photograph! Sort of a challenge to try to get the most detail over a small object!
Thanks for your photos! I’ve never seen a dragonfly lay eggs before.
Thanks! It is interesting to watch. Some just fly in and are quick about laying their eggs and and others seem to lay eggs in a much wider area.
All good but the first is outstanding. The reflection is so nice and the concentric ripples really nice. Love it, Reed.
Thanks Steve! They are fun to photograph! Plus it helps when they cooperate and get close to photograph!