{"id":12143,"date":"2019-07-01T06:37:56","date_gmt":"2019-07-01T10:37:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?p=12143"},"modified":"2019-07-01T06:37:56","modified_gmt":"2019-07-01T10:37:56","slug":"slaty-skimmer-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?p=12143","title":{"rendered":"Slaty Skimmer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-attachment-id=\"12142\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?attachment_id=12142\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/dsc00275.jpg?fit=2000%2C1780&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1780\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DSC-RX10M4&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1561818120&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;203.2&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.002&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"dsc00275\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/dsc00275.jpg?fit=300%2C267&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/dsc00275.jpg?fit=904%2C804&amp;ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"904\" height=\"805\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/dsc00275.jpg?resize=904%2C805&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12142\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/dsc00275.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/dsc00275.jpg?resize=300%2C267&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/dsc00275.jpg?resize=768%2C684&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/dsc00275.jpg?resize=1024%2C911&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/dsc00275.jpg?resize=904%2C805&amp;ssl=1 904w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/dsc00275.jpg?w=1808&amp;ssl=1 1808w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 904px) 100vw, 904px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Another very common dragonfly all over southern Maine, but especially at the ponds on the Kennebunk Plains Wildlife Management Area: Slaty Skimmer. Not the most attractive dragon, and very similar to the much more showy (at least in flight) Spangled Skimmer with which it shares habitat. Still, it has an understated elegance all its own. Sony Rx10iv at 600mm equivalent. Program mode with my custom birds and wildlife modifications. 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Not the most attractive dragon, and very similar to the much more showy (at least in flight) Spangled Skimmer with which it shares habitat. Still, it has an understated elegance all its own. 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