Common green darner, female ( Anax junius ) by larose forest photos

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18-MAY-2014	Christine Hanrahan

Common green darner, female (Anax junius)

Found in the Pinhey Forest. This migratory species is one of the earliest dragonflies we see in this area. Also seen today, about a dozen american emerald dragonflies (Cordulia shurtleffi). Dragonfly season has begun!

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1/2000s f/2.8 at 108.0mm iso100 full exif

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Alexander Kazakov		18-Oct-2014 10:38
Very nice light! Great details! V

Kay		22-May-2014 08:23
So beautiful and those wings are so delicate. Thank you for sharing their beauty with us, Christine. V

Karen Stuebing		20-May-2014 20:27
Love dragonflies. This is especially pretty. V.

Ika Zinka Eferl		19-May-2014 17:15
Wonderful capture,Christine!V!

Stephanie		19-May-2014 16:47
Woohoo! They're back! Beautiful capture Christine! V

Walter Otto Koenig		19-May-2014 14:49
Wonderful details. Great from this angle. I really like the complexity. "V"

Patrick Goossens		19-May-2014 13:37
A very fine shot of this great dragonfly Christine! They even migrate to Europe and are spotted several times in Belgium.

Jim Coffman		19-May-2014 12:07
Wow, it seems early to see these. Very nice and very sharp capture..

Terry Sprague		19-May-2014 11:55
That's a beauty! Love dragonflies. V

Hernan E. Enriquez		19-May-2014 11:37
Beautiful image! I love dragonflies.V

hayl		19-May-2014 11:13
Beautiful capture - another sign of the developing season.

Guest		19-May-2014 11:04
These are marvelous flying creatures, gorgeous and lengthy translucent wings. Fine image.V

Hank Vander Velde		19-May-2014 11:00
Excellent shot Christine. Thanks for the heads-up that they are back.

Helen Betts		19-May-2014 08:21
Great detail in the dragonfly and texture in the wood. Those wings are pretty amazing! V.

Torben Jorgensen		19-May-2014 08:00
Beautiful Anax. Different perch than our Anax species. V

globalgadabout		19-May-2014 06:05
crisply captured...the green of the thorax is so attractive..

joseantonio		19-May-2014 04:05
Very nice to see. Love those transparent wings.V

Sam Rua		19-May-2014 02:51
Yay, bring on the DF's! Nice capture of this healthy looking specimen, Christine.

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