{"id":19782,"date":"2024-09-05T06:49:03","date_gmt":"2024-09-05T10:49:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?p=19782"},"modified":"2024-09-05T06:49:03","modified_gmt":"2024-09-05T10:49:03","slug":"maine-black-saddlebags","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?p=19782","title":{"rendered":"Maine! Black-saddlebags"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-attachment-id=\"19781\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?attachment_id=19781\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/dsc05540-1.jpg?fit=2000%2C1705&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1705\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;6.3&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ILCE-6700&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1725276286&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;250&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.002&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"dsc05540-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/dsc05540-1.jpg?fit=300%2C256&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/dsc05540-1.jpg?fit=904%2C771&amp;ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"904\" height=\"771\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/dsc05540-1.jpg?resize=904%2C771&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-19781\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/dsc05540-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C873&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/dsc05540-1.jpg?resize=300%2C256&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/dsc05540-1.jpg?resize=768%2C655&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/dsc05540-1.jpg?resize=1536%2C1309&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/dsc05540-1.jpg?resize=904%2C771&amp;ssl=1 904w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/dsc05540-1.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/dsc05540-1.jpg?w=1808&amp;ssl=1 1808w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 904px) 100vw, 904px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Black-saddlebags Dragonfly: Kennebunk, Maine, USA, September 2024 \u2014 I don\u2019t ever remember seeing as many Black-saddlebags as I have seen this summer here in Southern Maine. Maybe I have just been more often to places where they are, but it certainly seems to me that there are more of them this year. And I have, with patience, certainly gotten more of them perched for me. \ud83d\ude42 I had to wait 10 minutes for this one as it circled the path and the little stand of taller beach rose bushes many times before settling down. Sony a6700 with the Tamron 50-400 Di iii zoom at 600mm equivalent. Program mode with my bird and wildlife modifications. Insect recognition auto focus. 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