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Limon, Costa Rica
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7/04/2011 Madison Co., IN
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06/10/2007 Scott Co., IN
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Boquete, Chiriqui Province, Panama
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Boquete, Chiriqui Province, Panama
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Tinsiara, Rio Sereno, Chiriqui Province, Panama
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Boquete, Chiriqui Province, Panama
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Patagonia, Arizona, United States
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Northville, Michigan, United States
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New Mexico, United States
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This is not a great shot, and neither is the other one, but this guy led me on quite a chase. I saw him, he flew off, I followed. I saw him, he flew, I followed, and eventually, he made me stalk him all the way up the creek bed, and he perched such that I was standing in muck on a steep bank, clinging for dear life to a branch and holding the camera out at arm's length, trying not to let the bright sunlight blow everything out. After all I went through to get him, he's here whether the shot is good or not! ;)
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Grapevine, Texas, United States
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09/30/2007 Harrison Co., IN
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Northville, Michigan, United States
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New Mexico, United States
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Late with this one, too. Shot on 21 September, and although she's not flashy except for the pretty yellow thoracic stripe, she is a new species for me. I thought at first that she was a dragonfly because she was so big, but she's not; she's a damselfly called the Great Spreadwing, which is one of our largest (50-62mm)
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Northville, Michigan, United States
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Fort Worth, Texas
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Anita C. Leight Estuary Center, Abingdon Harford Cnty Md.More common in the west but has been expanding its range east and north. One of our largest.
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10/08/2011 Madison Co., IN
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Again, not a great shot, but read the caption of the next one (same damselfly) and you'll know why he's here. :)I don't know exactly what he was doing; I'd found him in a territorial dispute with another male of the same species, and this guy apparently lost the battle because he took off up the creek. Females of this species are easier to photograph because they'll often go out in open meadows, but males tend to hang around shady creeks. The sun is too bright and the angle wrong to really see his bright blue eyes, but they're lovely--almost like lapis lazuli! I'll check this spot next summer and see whether I can't get a better shot, but for now, this will have to do.
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Patagonia, Arizona, United States
