Eastern Pondhawk (Erythemis simplicicollis), female

[garuda]

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....

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

Tight close-up:

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

Another angle:

• ILCE-7RM4
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/13
• 1/125 sec
• ISO 100

Tight closeup again:

• ILCE-7RM4
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/13
• 1/125 sec
• ISO 100

 

[Uncle Kevriano]

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

 

[garuda]

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.

...... 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!!!!

 

[Uncle Kevriano]

Haha, Americans, always out with a gun at the first sign of trouble (Jk)