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11-JUN-2006

Dragonfly or bi-plane?

No photos of interest on 12th, so here is another from 11th.
I am not really sure what this is, some kind of dragonfly I think. I often see them and they fascinate me as they look like bi-planes.

Canon EOS 20D
1/160s f/6.3 at 135.0mm iso100 full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto
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Ann Sherba22-Jun-2006 15:54
Wonderful shot!! Nice detail.
yosi aptekar13-Jun-2006 19:51
nice macro shot.
Piotr Sobolewski13-Jun-2006 19:40
I like this shot, great details
Tricia13-Jun-2006 18:53
Thanks for the ID Tim, I have long wondered what they are. Yes they are hard to capture in a photo as they most often land on the ground, where they are hard to see, then they fly off before I can take their photo so I was pleased this one landed on a small plant, and I got a blurred green background as a bonus.
Tim Vidrine13-Jun-2006 18:00
Tricia, it is a dragonfly. More specifically a Twelve-spotted Skimmer. Great capture. They are not easily approached.
pda_pin13-Jun-2006 17:58
Great macro!