Blue Dasher Dragonflies @ Davidsons Mill Pond Park

On our visit to Davidsons Mill Pond Park the dragonflies were flying far out in the small pond. And almost none were flying by the large Lake. After searching the shorelines I was able to get a few Dragonfly images to post here. For this post I am showing images of a Blue Dasher (male) dragonfly. Some of the dragonflies looked a little worse for wear already in the season with wing damage.

Blue Dasher Dragonfly showing wing damage already in the season. Panasonic 100-300mm lens @ 300mm, Olympus OM D-1

Davidsons Mill Pond, iP11 Pro, 4.3mm lens (Full Frame Equiv. 26mm)

12 Comments on “Blue Dasher Dragonflies @ Davidsons Mill Pond Park”

Jane Lurie
June 24, 2022

Excellent close-ups, Reed. The second is posing nicely! Didn’t realize you are in NJ, my home state. Exit 142 😀.

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- Reed Andariese
  June 25, 2022
  
  Thanks Jane! We used to live in Bergen County. Now we are by Exit 8 on the turnpike.
  
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  - Jane Lurie
    June 25, 2022
    
    😄👍🏻
Steve Gingold
June 24, 2022

Two more excellent dragonfly shots, Reed!

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- Reed Andariese
  June 25, 2022
  
  Thanks so much Steve! They are fun photo subjects!
  
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Birder's Journey
June 24, 2022

Nice!!! We have a lot of Blue Dashers here, but I never managed to get the clear shot.

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- Reed Andariese
  June 25, 2022
  
  Thanks! They can be quick & be difficult to get a good image! I tend to use telephoto lenses so I am not close to get my images!
  
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  - Birder's Journey
    June 25, 2022
    
    All the more impressive with how much detail you capture!
picpholio
June 25, 2022

Beautiful dragonfly shots and an nice park, that’s for sure 🙂

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- Reed Andariese
  June 25, 2022
  
  Thanks! They are fun photo subjects! I tend to use telephoto lenses so my subject dragonflies stand out against a soft background.
  
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Marc R.
July 27, 2022

Realy great shots !

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- Reed Andariese
  July 27, 2022
  
  Thanks so much! They are fun photo subjects!
  
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