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Cordova, Memphis
i found this beautiful dragonfly almost a month back during a walk along the lovely jogging trail of our residential complex in Cordova, Memphis.
it was 16th June, 2012, to be specific. and was 6:39 pm when i took this shot. i remember i saw a big black squirrel on that day.. at the same place where i had seen this dragonfly. it's a small wood in our residential complex. near to the lake. that was my first sighting of a squirrel here; and that big! i also had seen a new bird there. on that day only. a Brown Thrasher.
anyway, lets come to the point. when i took this shot i had no idea of its ID. got to know it later. the dragonfly was a bit far. had to zoom a lot to get him. golden light of the setting Sun was falling on him. he looked marvelous.. the greenish BG comes from the lake.
this particular perch is a favourite. to this dragonfly and some others. i found this dragonfly (Blue Dasher male.. may be the same one or a similar) perching there many times on other days.
Blue Dasher dragonfly (Pachydiplax longipennis) belongs to the family 'Libellulidae'... which is the family of Skimmers.
Cordova, Memphis
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| Blue Dasher (male) |
it was 16th June, 2012, to be specific. and was 6:39 pm when i took this shot. i remember i saw a big black squirrel on that day.. at the same place where i had seen this dragonfly. it's a small wood in our residential complex. near to the lake. that was my first sighting of a squirrel here; and that big! i also had seen a new bird there. on that day only. a Brown Thrasher.
anyway, lets come to the point. when i took this shot i had no idea of its ID. got to know it later. the dragonfly was a bit far. had to zoom a lot to get him. golden light of the setting Sun was falling on him. he looked marvelous.. the greenish BG comes from the lake.
this particular perch is a favourite. to this dragonfly and some others. i found this dragonfly (Blue Dasher male.. may be the same one or a similar) perching there many times on other days.
Blue Dasher dragonfly (Pachydiplax longipennis) belongs to the family 'Libellulidae'... which is the family of Skimmers.
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