{"id":14368,"date":"2021-06-12T06:17:37","date_gmt":"2021-06-12T10:17:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?p=14368"},"modified":"2021-06-12T06:17:37","modified_gmt":"2021-06-12T10:17:37","slug":"spangled-skimmer-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?p=14368","title":{"rendered":"Spangled Skimmer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-attachment-id=\"14367\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?attachment_id=14367\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/dscn1943.jpg?fit=2000%2C1737&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1737\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;COOLPIX B700&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1623238584&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;179.2&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.008&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"dscn1943\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/dscn1943.jpg?fit=300%2C261&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/dscn1943.jpg?fit=904%2C785&amp;ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"904\" height=\"785\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/dscn1943.jpg?resize=904%2C785&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/dscn1943.jpg?resize=1024%2C889&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/dscn1943.jpg?resize=300%2C261&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/dscn1943.jpg?resize=768%2C667&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/dscn1943.jpg?resize=1536%2C1334&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/dscn1943.jpg?resize=904%2C785&amp;ssl=1 904w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/dscn1943.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/dscn1943.jpg?w=1808&amp;ssl=1 1808w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 904px) 100vw, 904px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Spangled Skimmer: Day Brook Pond, Kennebunk Plains Wildlife Management Area, Maine, USA \u2014 The Spangled Skimmer is one of my favorite dragonflies to see in flight. The white stigma near the wing-tips reflect the sun and draw intricate spirograph patterns around the moving dragon. (Do they still make spirographs? I had hours of fun with mine as a child.) And, like most skimmers, they perch nicely for photos. This one landed closer than the 1440mm zoom on the Nikon B700 will focus so I had to back to to about 1000mm for this shot. Program mode with my custom birds and wildlife modifications. 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