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A great set WN! Especially the first three for me.
Thanks for the comment
I see these flitting about the property often but have not had a lot of success capturing any. They don't seem to land on much here as there is no body of water at hand.

Andrew
Dragonflies are basically like flying sharks – they are eating machines. They take flying bugs, especially mosquitoes, so if you breed … They are exothermic so they are almost exclusively found in sunlight. First cloud and they're probably under some leaf in a bush. .. .. I usually think of them as percher and patrollers.. The perchers are the ones I usually photograph. They tend to find “their spot” which is usually a stiff reed or low stick standing up. They will come back to it often and sit quietly. So if you find where they like to sit, as I do, then you simply wait for them to come to you. If you move slowly they will often let you work within a foot of them, or even less, making even the 50mm macro usable.. but the 100 or 150 is more practical. ... I leave a dead branch in the sun on the lawn near the garden for them to rest on and adopt as their spot... Most years it works, this year not so much … They really don't need water if there are enough flying insects. I see them frequently in parking lots and above cars parked in the sun. So find a Dragon and have fun …

WhyNot
 
A great set WN! Especially the first three for me.
Thanks for the comment
I see these flitting about the property often but have not had a lot of success capturing any. They don't seem to land on much here as there is no body of water at hand.

Andrew
Dragonflies are basically like flying sharks – they are eating machines. They take flying bugs, especially mosquitoes, so if you breed … They are exothermic so they are almost exclusively found in sunlight. First cloud and they're probably under some leaf in a bush. .. .. I usually think of them as percher and patrollers.. The perchers are the ones I usually photograph. They tend to find “their spot” which is usually a stiff reed or low stick standing up. They will come back to it often and sit quietly. So if you find where they like to sit, as I do, then you simply wait for them to come to you. If you move slowly they will often let you work within a foot of them, or even less, making even the 50mm macro usable.. but the 100 or 150 is more practical. ... I leave a dead branch in the sun on the lawn near the garden for them to rest on and adopt as their spot... Most years it works, this year not so much … They really don't need water if there are enough flying insects. I see them frequently in parking lots and above cars parked in the sun. So find a Dragon and have fun …

WhyNot
True adults, don't need water, but they tend to not be far from water since they need it for breeding. I always like it when they perch on my car antenna.
 
A great set WN! Especially the first three for me.
Thanks for the comment
I see these flitting about the property often but have not had a lot of success capturing any. They don't seem to land on much here as there is no body of water at hand.

Andrew
Dragonflies are basically like flying sharks – they are eating machines. They take flying bugs, especially mosquitoes, so if you breed … They are exothermic so they are almost exclusively found in sunlight. First cloud and they're probably under some leaf in a bush. .. .. I usually think of them as percher and patrollers.. The perchers are the ones I usually photograph. They tend to find “their spot” which is usually a stiff reed or low stick standing up. They will come back to it often and sit quietly. So if you find where they like to sit, as I do, then you simply wait for them to come to you. If you move slowly they will often let you work within a foot of them, or even less, making even the 50mm macro usable.. but the 100 or 150 is more practical. ... I leave a dead branch in the sun on the lawn near the garden for them to rest on and adopt as their spot... Most years it works, this year not so much … They really don't need water if there are enough flying insects. I see them frequently in parking lots and above cars parked in the sun. So find a Dragon and have fun …

WhyNot
True adults, don't need water, but they tend to not be far from water since they need it for breeding. I always like it when they perch on my car antenna.
I was trying to remember the last car I had that had a stick antenna. ....... I don't live near water where they can breed and always surprised how far afield they are found. Of course, when near water they spend half their time mating, inland they seem to concentrate more on eating .. just an observation ...

WhyNot
 
Although Lantana is a declared noxious weed in Queensland the bees don't mind it.

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Here in the states it is planted everywhere. Here in the SE USA it is fairly wide spread, not native to Georgia, but at least some species are north American. It is a sure fire butterfly and bee manna. That does make for a lot of rather boring shots of native insects on lantana even when there are nice native blooms nearby :-(
 

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