{"id":2344,"date":"2011-10-27T05:50:27","date_gmt":"2011-10-27T09:50:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/p4td.lightshedder.com\/2011\/10\/27\/10272011-biology-lesson-green-darners\/"},"modified":"2011-10-27T05:50:27","modified_gmt":"2011-10-27T09:50:27","slug":"10272011-biology-lesson-green-darners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?p=2344","title":{"rendered":"10\/27\/2011: Biology Lesson: Green Darners"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/weiw.lightshedder.com\/Landscape-Wildlife\/Orange-CO-CA-10-11\/i-M4nQhPS\/0\/L\/IMG0890-L.jpg?resize=700%2C525\" width=\"700\" height=\"525\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The mating wheel of the Green Darner Dragonfly.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/weiw.lightshedder.com\/Landscape-Wildlife\/Orange-CO-CA-10-11\/i-ZjCNPJd\/1\/L\/IMG0887-L.jpg?resize=700%2C525\" width=\"700\" height=\"525\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Which leads inevitably to this: the female depositing eggs, with the male still attached.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/weiw.lightshedder.com\/Landscape-Wildlife\/Orange-CO-CA-10-11\/i-S4fbkfd\/0\/L\/IMG0655-L.jpg?resize=700%2C525\" width=\"700\" height=\"525\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p>San Joaquin National Wildlife Refuge, Irvine CA.<\/p>\n<p>Canon SX40HS at 1) 780mm equivalent field of view, f5.8 @ 1\/200th @ ISO 200, 2) 780mm, f5.8 @ 1\/320th @ ISO 200, 3) 840mm plus 1.5 digital tel=extender for 1260mm equivalent, f5.8 @ 1\/200th @ ISO 250. 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