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Eastern Pondhawk (female)
Stanley Jones

Eastern Pondhawk (female) (Erythemis simplicicollis)

Eastern Pondhawk (Erythemis simplicicollis: Libellulidae) female. 3.6-4.8 cm (1.4-1.9 in) long. Perched on Mexican Hate (Ratibida columnifera: Asteraceae).
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Habitat
Blackland Prairie vegetation area, elm/oak/juniper woodlands with open areas at ca. 198 m (650 ft) elevation.
Location
Stillhouse Hollow Lake, Dana Peak Park, southwest of Belton, Bell County, Texas, USA.
Date taken
April 2022
Scientific name
Erythemis simplicicollis
Equipment used
Canon
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bievreJJ
fabulous portrait with awesome details and colors, Stanley,exceptional, love it, many tfs!!
 
delia todd
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Goodness!!! What a beautiful pondhawk - I just love the emerald green colour.

A fabulous macro image with such wonderful detail - well done and thanks my friend.
 
aloktewari
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Fantastic 😊 detail and colors ...
Three πŸ‘ amazing 😍 images Stanley ... fabulous work ☺️ ... TFS
 

Media information

Category
Invertebrates
Added by
Stanley Jones
Date added
View count
292
Comment count
6

Image metadata

Device
Canon Canon EOS R5
Aperture
Ζ’/8
Focal length
500.0 mm
Exposure time
1/2000 second(s)
ISO
640
Filename
Eastern Pondhawk (female) Dana Peak Park, Stillhouse Hollow Lake.jpg
File size
1.5 MB
Date taken
Sat, 14 May 2022 8:10 AM
Dimensions
1024px x 985px

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