Vox’s posts tagged dragonflies

43. Dizzying dragonfly

nobody@vox.com(thegreenpixie) — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 12:32:33 +0000

Animals in motion are very difficult to photograph, especially insects and one that moves as fast and unpredictably as a dragonfly. They are such strange insects, living for 2-3 years as an ugly nymph and hardly any time at all as a colourful drag...

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Friday Wishes for a holiday weekend...

nobody@vox.com(LondonYankee) — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 22:35:17 +0000

It has been a bit of a long week so I am looking forward to Monday off and getting out this weekend. I have been a bit grumpy and offish since last night. Two hurricanes (well Hanna is almost there) in the Atlantic basin tend to give everyone a ...

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Thaumatography Thursday

nobody@vox.com(LondonYankee) — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 20:14:24 +0000

Yesterday was a long and intensive work day. I was on the phone from 10am to after 8pm with no more than a 3-4 minute break in between calls. ooooophhhhh. Today has been slightly calmer with paperwork and nice follow ups. The Fax machine has i...

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How the Dragonflies reacted to the Hat...

nobody@vox.com(LondonYankee) — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 02:48:03 +0000

Earlier, I posted some pics of my hat. and of me in my hat. I was quite excited this afternoon to wear the hat and take my walk. My son tagged along but when he saw the hat, he said: Do I have to walk with you? hmmmm he apparently does NOT g...

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To cure dragonfly withdrawals...

nobody@vox.com(LondonYankee) — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 13:43:36 +0000

I will have a few pic intensive posts this week to share my pics from the weekend. I really had a blast. I was coming up through the field on Sunday - day two of sunburn, tromping through canal grass and a bit of mud and lots of stickers, etc......

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Photo Quest #26 Freestyle

nobody@vox.com(LondonYankee) — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 01:46:03 +0000

Yesterday (Sunday), I spent about 2.5 hours along the canal snapping pictures and playing with settings. I took almost 150 pictures. These are some of my experimental shots where I was playing with different settings such as bright sunlight, ba...

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Finally - A Sunny Day and a Walk!

nobody@vox.com(LondonYankee) — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 23:54:35 +0000

I woke up to sunny skies this morning so immediately got to it and packed my backpack and set off. I spent a total of about 3-4 hours in the field today. The evil bastard mowers were back, now in the pond area so the dragonflies are a bit displa...

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Friday wish a wee bit late...

nobody@vox.com(LondonYankee) — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 05:37:59 +0000

What a week! Between storms and rain and poor little kamikaze snails on my window and technical difficulties (thank you AT&Tand my dsl that has been running at dial up speed) and work - pheeeeew I am ready for the weekend! Hoping for some sunshi...

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Some favorites...

nobody@vox.com(LondonYankee) — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 02:42:44 +0000

Due to the weather, there has not been many chances for walking or pics in the past few days but I have bunches that I have not shared so I picked a few to share. I hope everyone is having a wonderful week!!!

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Fay is on her way to Mickey Mouse...

nobody@vox.com(LondonYankee) — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 01:13:18 +0000

Thanks for all the well wishes to everyone - thinks went pretty well as far as Tropical Storms go! Fay never quite achieved hurricane strength but she spun off some pretty fierce tornadoes to the north of me and there was tons of rain! My porch ...

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Making the rounds today...

nobody@vox.com(LondonYankee) — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 00:57:20 +0000

Adding in the new area and the pond really increases the distance and therefore my exercise! I went up to the pond this morning - I am still trying for a Roseate Skimmer! The water lilies emerged overnight... and as I was happily snapping the b...

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Updated List

nobody@vox.com(LondonYankee) — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 05:33:31 +0000

I wanted to add the new finds to the list that I posted yesterday so I can keep track! my poor desktop is stacking up with folders to keep them all organized! All of these have been spotted here around my house. Additions today for the dragonfl...

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Ups and Downs...

nobody@vox.com(LondonYankee) — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 03:22:44 +0000

Yesterday was a fun day with visiting the Gumbo Limbo Nature Center and hanging in the pool with my munchkin and my three other favorite munchkins, my 2 nephews and my niece. We got back to my house in high spirits and dragged my brother out to s...

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The list...as of today...Dragonflies & Damselflies documented

nobody@vox.com(LondonYankee) — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 02:59:35 +0000

OK - in an effort to get organized for myself, I wanted to list out the dragonflies and damselflies that I have photo documentation of so far: Seaside Dragonlet - Erythrodiplax berenice - female Little Blue Dragonlet - Erythrodiplax Miniscula -...

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Mental Health Timeout

nobody@vox.com(LondonYankee) — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 01:04:26 +0000

I believe in timeouts for adults. I believe that adults need occasional mental health timeouts just to do something for the pure enjoyment of it. Today, after working in the morning, I went with my brother and his kids to Gumbo Limbo Nature Cent...

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Berries and Dragonflies

nobody@vox.com(lukadogwalker) — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 22:43:34 +0000

Over the weekend, I was in an area near my home where some dragonflies were still cruising around and blackberries were finally getting ripe so I had to go back today. As soon as I got to the dragonfly spot, I pulled out my camera and waited for ...

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Oding

nobody@vox.com(Yarb) — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 18:18:49 +0000

Yesterday I came home to a dragonfly, which had entered via the balcony and become disoriented. It had based itself in a windowless corner - or rather openingless, since the whole apartment is window - and periodically sallied out, zanting about ...

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Eastern Pondhawk - Erythemis Simplicicollis

nobody@vox.com(LondonYankee) — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 22:15:39 +0000

This green guy - now identified as an Eastern Pondhawk - likes to hang in the bushes leading out to the field. I noticed that he tends to be low and now that I have identified, I found out that they hunt from very low to the ground. I have sever...

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Eastern Amberwing - Perithemis Tenera (male & female!)

nobody@vox.com(LondonYankee) — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 14:34:50 +0000

Several days ago, I got a cool pic of a little orange dragonfly and I could not figure out how I had missed him before because now that I have noticed, I see several all the time. In my research travels was a great story about the Eastern Amberwi...

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It's a GIRL! Crocothemis servilia dragonfly

nobody@vox.com(LondonYankee) — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 22:45:57 +0000

My beautiful Princess Dragonfly is a girl! She is actually a Crocothemis Servilia and the males are bright red and the females are gold. I was googling for info and I ran across Bigma 's post about a Crocothemis Servilia Dragonfly (please see b...

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