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Posted: 23 Nov 2018

Taken: 05 Apr 2018

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1/1250 • f/10.0 • 300.0 mm • ISO 800 •

Canon EOS 7D Mark II

EF70-300mm f/4-5.6L IS USM

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california •
dragonfly •
death valley •
national park •
libellula •
flame skimmer •
darwin falls •
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Flame Skimmer

Flame Skimmer
This dragonfly was photographed near Darwin Falls in Death Valley National Park and I believe it is a Flame Skimmer. If anyone has a better ID, though, I'd appreciate it.

xenophora, Eve, Annemarie, Chris10 and 13 other people have particularly liked this photo

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 Jaap van 't Veen
Jaap van 't Veen club
What a beautiful close-up.
Have a nice weekend Ron.
6 years ago.
 Ulrich John
Ulrich John club
A very nice close- up, Ron !
6 years ago.
 Stormlizard
Stormlizard club
Very nicely captured Ron.
6 years ago.
 Janet Brien
Janet Brien club
Looks like a Flame Skimmer to me, though I will admit there are a number of similar looking dragonflies. In any event, grats on getting the picture in the first place, and also for the clarity too! Those guys are notoriously hard to photograph, though with patience and knowledge of how dragonflies hunt, one can spot the place they are waiting, and they will usually return after each ambush attempt until they have caught their prey. Well done.

TY for your additional comment on cactus and ability to grow or not. I guess your local is just a bit too cold and wet. San Francisco is probably just on the right side of the limit. The temperatures are very rarely on the extra cold side, and I guess that is enough to keep them alive. There are a number of places in Golden Gate Park, and of course in countless gardens throughout the city, which host awesome displays of succulents. They seem to do just fine!
6 years ago.
 Maeluk
Maeluk club
I like dragon flies but I haven't heard of this one. A beautiful image Ron. Well done.
6 years ago.
 Hansruedi Voegele
Hansruedi Voegele club
Sehr schön Ron,mit tollem PIP!
6 years ago.
 William Sutherland
William Sutherland club
Exquisite capture and PIP!
6 years ago.
 Esther
Esther club
Lovely use of a tight focus.
6 years ago.
 J. Gafarot
J. Gafarot club
Two very, very good pictures.
Thank you Ron.
6 years ago.
 ColRam
ColRam
Excellent
6 years ago.
 Annemarie
Annemarie club
wonderful macro Ron
6 years ago.
 Eve
Eve
Une prise de toute beauté ...bravo !
6 years ago.

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