Thursday, January 14, 2010

Dragonflies from Chinese & Japanese Gardens

Went over to the Chinese and Japanese Gardens for a few mornings during the holidays. This area is very popular during November to December since many species of migratory birds can be spotted there. However, I did not come to find any birds. I was more interested in the smaller and less-popular creatures.
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Dragonflies were one of the main insects I spotted there, especially this particular species. There were bigger Slender Skimmers but they did not give me a chance to shoot them. These dragonflies are not identified yet, but they may possibly be either Ditch Jewles or Globe Skimmers.
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These dragonflies could very commonly be found anywhere near the lake or near ponds. There were both males and females, but I only managed one shot of the different gender, which was a dark orange. I'm still not sure which ones are the females and which one the males, though generally the males should be more bright and attractive.
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The supposedly females were very co-operative and I managed one prefect head shot.
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3 comments:

Kaylie Brown said...

I think that this is a very neat thing you have going, for such an early age. Your blog is very neat, and you have some great pictures! Keep it up.

--Kaylie

http://kayliesphotos.blogspot.com/

Shawn said...

Hi Kaylie,

Thanks for visiting my blog and leaving a comment. Wildlife had always been my passion since young, and the moment I got a camera, I started photographing nature. Thanks!

Shawn

Adina Smothermon said...

I love your blog! I have also loved nature since I was very young, and often "copied" one of my childhood idols. I just wish I could get an amazing blog out like this one! (And also come up with the money for a good camera.) But, I should probably be thinking about school and my job for the time being. Thanks once again for getting such a great blog up! I really enjoy going through your pictures, and they never fail at making me happy.

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