{"id":7476,"date":"2015-09-05T07:43:28","date_gmt":"2015-09-05T11:43:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/p4td.lightshedder.com\/?p=7476"},"modified":"2015-09-05T10:57:22","modified_gmt":"2015-09-05T14:57:22","slug":"canada-darner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?p=7476","title":{"rendered":"Canada (NOT! actually a Lance-tipped) Darner"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Lance-tipped\u00a0Darner, Emmon Preserve, Kennebunkport ME<\/p><\/div>\n

For some reason, the meadows behind and above the Kennebunkport Land Conservancy buildings at Emmons Preserve are one the best places for darners in my patch of Southern Maine. I have seen at least 5 species there, though what species is dominant varies from year to year. Last year they were all Black-tipped. Some years Green-stripped. This year, mostly Canada. (since this is actually a Lance-tipped Darner, I am not so sure now \ud83d\ude42 I have also seen the occasional Shadow there and Springtime. Green-stripped and Canada are hard to distinguish, and I am only mostly sure this is a Canada. I am willing to be corrected by those who know better. \ud83d\ude42 There were many more darners in flight during my visit, including at least one smaller, darker darner, but this Lance-tipped is the only one I caught perching.<\/p>\n

Sony HX90V at\u00a0720mm equivalent field of view. 1\/250th @ ISO 160 @ f6.3. Processed and cropped for composition in Lightroom.<\/p>\n

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