{"id":2255,"date":"2011-09-09T06:39:16","date_gmt":"2011-09-09T10:39:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/p4td.lightshedder.com\/2011\/09\/09\/992011-ruby-meadowhawk-i-think\/"},"modified":"2011-09-09T06:39:42","modified_gmt":"2011-09-09T10:39:42","slug":"992011-ruby-meadowhawk-i-think","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?p=2255","title":{"rendered":"9\/9\/2011: Ruby Meadowhawk (I think)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I am pretty sure we don\u2019t have any more dragonflies this year than any year\u2026but I am certainly seeing a lot more. It began, suspiciously, when I got my new camera with its 810mm equivalent reach and efficient telephoto close up<\/em> setting\u2026which enables some very satisfying approaches to dragonflies. Suddenly they are everywhere. We have way more species in Southern Maine than I ever dreamed of, and I have now seen, and photographed, a good number of them. I am even learning their names\u2026with the emphasis on learning<\/em>. With each new fly, I go to my references and try to name it. I am never completely confident\u2026and matters are not helped by the fact that even at this early stage I can tell that about a quarter of the images on the internet are mislabeled. \ud83d\ude41<\/p>\n

So I think, tentatively, that this is a Ruby Meadowhawk. I think, because if you do a search for images of Ruby Meadowhawk on the internet, at least a third of what turns up are obviously female Blue Dashers. Please, anyone who knows, correct me if I am wrong here.<\/p>\n

Whatever this bug is, though, it is a striking contrast to the foliage around it. And you have to love the name: Ruby Meadowhawk\u2026so I am really hoping I am right.<\/p>\n

Nikon Coolpix P300 at 499mm equivalent field of view and Close Up mode, f5.7 @ 1\/320th @ ISO 160.<\/p>\n

Processed in Lightroom for Clarity and Sharpness. <\/p>\n

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