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This is the finest example of a 1st Gen big body Dart I've ever seen.
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The Blue Darter was an experimental ornithopter.
You can see the working wings in motion in a short video on my Instagram. It was an interesting challenge to fit a suitable mechanism into a small space.
Australasian Darter (Anhinga novaehollandiae) female
Seen in the Werribee River Park at Werribee South last year.
Happy Wing Wednesday!
I think this is a juvenile Darter (Anhinga novaehollandiae) warming and drying in the early morning sun. Currumbin Estuary, Gold Coast Queensland.
Only at home, while processing the shots, I discovered that "the prey" was in fact a piece of wood or rhizome the youngster was playing with :-)
We found this Common Darter...Sympetrum striolatum,..clinging to Yellow Flag Iris leaves in the garden pond.
Gainsborough. Lincolnshire.
A southern hawker and common darter in the air together (a combo of course). Amazing how size doesn't matter in these clashes and the smaller darter is quite capable of starting a fight.
Dendrobatidae
Poisonous Dart Frogs
These frogs are about the size of a quarter...around 19mm.
I was fortunate enough to attend a Macro Workshop given by Adam Jones & Mike Matthews. A good friend was unable to attend due to health issues so she let me go in her place. Thank you Jan. I did not know I was going and I did not have a Ring Light and the only flash I had was a very small flash that came with my camera which was not very powerful. I went to my local camera store and they didn't have anything that would work with my camera. So, I had to work with what I had. Consequently, I had to almost touch the frogs to have enough light and this caused deep shadows. I had to crop in pretty close to get rid of the shadows. I'm just extremely happy I got to attend the class and got the photo's I did. It was a wonderful experience! Thank you Jan and Jack. Thanks Jack for letting me ride with you.
Even with half a wing, this female darter seemed to be able to hunt with ease. On the wood below is the remnants of a devoured fly.
Common Darter on Pink Salvia in the Walled garden at Helmingham Hall Gardens yesterday! Happy Wing Wednesday everyone!
Female Black Darter...Sympetrum danae, adopting an extreme obelisk posture at Crowle nature reserve, Lincolnshire, England.
Immature male Common Darter...Sympetrum Striolatum.
First darter of the year for me, Crowle Moors, Lincolnshire, England.
Darter Dragonfly photographed at the lake at Berrington hall near Leominster, Herefordshire, England
Red-veined Darter
Frühe Heidelibelle
[Sympetrum fonscolombii]
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looking through the stacks I never quite got around to doing - here's a Common Darter from a few years back...