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Offline Electric Miner

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Common Pondhawk
« on: June 26, 2019, 06:10:43 PM »
Every now and then, I get a couple of shots that I am happy with. In this case, a Common Pondhawk.





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Re: Common Pondhawk
« Reply #1 on: June 26, 2019, 06:39:25 PM »
NICE!!! L@.
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Re: Common Pondhawk
« Reply #2 on: June 26, 2019, 07:45:33 PM »
That's textbook quality photography EM.   Very nice.
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Re: Common Pondhawk
« Reply #3 on: June 27, 2019, 05:45:55 AM »
Thanks.
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Re: Common Pondhawk
« Reply #4 on: June 27, 2019, 08:24:21 AM »
That's a great picture!

And I learned something new today, never heard it called a Pond Hawk before. Very cool.
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Re: Common Pondhawk
« Reply #5 on: June 27, 2019, 09:43:32 AM »
Just to be clear, like butterflies, there are many varieties of dragonflies. This particular variety of dragonfly is called a Common Pondhawk. We also have Flame Skimmers that visit our pond. They are huge and bright red/orange.

This site has some pics of common varieties.

https://www.insectidentification.org/dragonflies-and-damselflies.asp

There are over 5,000 different species of dragonfly.
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Re: Common Pondhawk
« Reply #6 on: June 27, 2019, 09:47:13 AM »
This is a Flame Skimmer.

IMG_6964-wp by ChromeLibrarian, on Flickr


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Re: Common Pondhawk
« Reply #7 on: June 27, 2019, 11:41:49 AM »
Thanks for that info EM. We have those very same Dragonflies out here. I just never knew their names. I love learning new things everyday!
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Re: Common Pondhawk
« Reply #8 on: June 28, 2019, 11:10:49 AM »
Love those dragonflies!
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Re: Common Pondhawk
« Reply #9 on: July 01, 2019, 02:11:35 PM »
Great pics, Miner
That Red Baron looks real mean.
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Re: Common Pondhawk
« Reply #10 on: July 10, 2019, 02:29:30 PM »
The original X-Wing?




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Pondhawk and Royal Blue Pickerel

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