{"id":3516,"date":"2013-02-19T06:47:37","date_gmt":"2013-02-19T11:47:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/p4td.lightshedder.com\/?p=3516"},"modified":"2013-02-19T06:47:39","modified_gmt":"2013-02-19T11:47:39","slug":"neo-tropic-bluet-nbc-tx","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?p=3516","title":{"rendered":"Neo-tropic Bluet: NBC, TX"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/weiw.lightshedder.com\/Landscape-Wildlife\/Rio-Grande-Valley-2012\/i-xbhTdwQ\/1\/XL\/IMG_2442-XL.jpg?w=904\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The National Butterfly Center (formerly the North American Butterfly Association Butterfly Gardens) south of Mission Texas is, of course, a world-class destination for lepidopterist, but it is also an excellent spot to observe and photograph Odonata\u2026dragonflies and damselflies. According to one of the locals, this is most likely a Neo-tropic Bluet, relatively rare in the Rio Grande Valley, but then, rarities is what the NBC is all about. <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-smile\" style=\"border-top-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-right-style: none\" alt=\"Smile\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/wlEmoticon-smile6.png?w=904\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Canon SX50HS. 1800mm equivalent field of view from about 6 feet. f6.5 @ 1\/200th @ ISO 800. Program with iContrast and Auto Shadow Fill. \u20131\/3EV exposure compensation. 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