Eastern Pondhawk (Erythemis simplicicollis), female

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Shots from my garden w PondHawk perched on broccoli leaves. Kev has corrupted me, now I'm beginning to like bugs more than raptors. :(
Is this guy eating holes in my broccoli leaves? Hummm....

DSC08224-B PondHawk sign.jpg
  • ILCE-7RM4
  • FE 135mm F1.8 GM
  • 135.0 mm
  • ƒ/13
  • 1/250 sec
  • ISO 100


Tight close-up:
DSC08224-C PondHawk sign.jpg
  • ILCE-7RM4
  • FE 135mm F1.8 GM
  • 135.0 mm
  • ƒ/13
  • 1/250 sec
  • ISO 100


Another angle:
DSC08353-B PondHawk sign.jpg
  • ILCE-7RM4
  • FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
  • 600.0 mm
  • ƒ/13
  • 1/125 sec
  • ISO 100


Tight closeup again:
DSC08353-C PondHawk sign.jpg
  • ILCE-7RM4
  • FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
  • 600.0 mm
  • ƒ/13
  • 1/125 sec
  • ISO 100
 
Most excellent Mike, and what a lovely species too. He won't be eating your Brocolli, that'll be caterpillars and other bugs. Dragonflies rule :)
 
Most excellent Mike, and what a lovely species too..... :)
Thank you, I got lucky. And yes, because this guy was so lovely, I didn't want to miss this opportunity; so my thumb accidentally slipped of the AF-ON button and inadvertently hit the f/stop wheel pretty hard. So DoF looks pretty good. (taking NO chances this time). Yeah... maybe overkill. :rolleyes:

...... He won't be eating your Broccoli, that'll be caterpillars.....
And yes, you are correct again. Pesky little caterpillars! When culling thru these shots quickly looking only for in-focus dragons --- I completely missed the caterpillar masterfully camouflaged on the broc leaf. Fortunate for him I didn't see him in photo til now, else... Glock time. 🥵..... :)

.... Dragonflies rule :)
AMEN to that!!!!


DSC08156 caterpiller.jpg
 
Haha, Americans, always out with a gun at the first sign of trouble :D (Jk)
 
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