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Copyright: Grzegorz Wieczorek (red45) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2705 W: 74 N: 8864] (30243)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2009-05-17
Categories: Insects
Camera: Canon EOS 400D, Sigma 70-300mm F4-5.6 APO DG Macro
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2009-05-17 7:28
Viewed: 468
Points: 26
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After few days break I returned with new dragonfly specie from Botanic Garden. This is new specie on my d-list - number 25 - Downy Emerald (Cordulia aenea). Today morning I spended over two hours trying to capture this beautifull insect. I didn't take perfect photo [maybe next time], so I've made small collage of four best shots.

The Downy Emerald (Cordulia aenea) is the only species of its genus in Europe. It's a relatively common species in Central and Northern Europe species, but very rare in the British Isles, Northern Sweden and Norway, and the Mediterranean basin. Its downiness presumably helps explain its early flight (i.e. early in the year as well as early in the day). The territorial males inspect the water's edge looking for ovipositing females, alternating swift flight with brief hovering. Those females tend to betray their presence (at least to the human observer) by the rustling of their wings in the dense vegetation while they lay their eggs. Cordulia aenea's distinguishing features include the bronze (rather than green-metallic) colour of the abdomen, the dark yellow patches at the wing bases, the male's clubbed abdomen (broadest at S7-8) and the absence of the long vulvar scale typical of the female Brilliant (or Balkan) Emerald.

Info from great site about d-flies - Š 2005-9
DragonflyPix.com

Full list of my species:

Damselfies:

1) Calopteryx splendens - Banded Demoiselle
2) Calopteryx virgo - Beautiful Demoiselle
3) Coenagrion puella - Azure Damselfly
4) Enallagma cyathigerum - Common Bluet
5) Erythromma najas - Red-eyed Damselfly
6) Ischnura elegans - Blue-tailed Damselfly
7) Lestes dryas - Robust Spreadwing
8) Lestes virens - Small Spreadwing
9) Lestes viridis - Western Willow Spreadwing
10) Pyrrhosoma nymphula - Large Red Damselfly
11) Sympecma fusca - Common Winter Damselfly
12) Erythromma viridulum - Small Red-eyed Damselfly

Dragonflies:

13) Anax imperator - Emperor Dragonfly
14) Aeshna cyanea - Southern Hawker
15) Aeshna grandis - Brown Hawker
16) Aeshna mixta - Migrant Hawker
17) Libellula depressa - Broad-bodied Chaser
18) Libellula quadrimaculata - Four-spotted Chaser
19) Orthetrum cancellatum - Black-tailed Skimmer
20) Sympetrum danae - Black Darter
21) Sympetrum flaveolum - Yellow-Winged Darter
22) Sympetrum sanguineum - Ruddy Darter
23) Sympetrum striolatum - Common Darter
24) Sympetrum vulgatum - Vagrant Darter

25) Cordulia aenea - Downy Emerald
nglen, Argus, cataclysta, Alex99, horia, nagraj, maurydv, roges, oanaotilia, uleko has marked this note useful
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Hi Gregorz,

Stunnin shots
Great action and colors

TFS Thijs

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  • nglen Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2912 W: 34 N: 8640] (32202)
  • [2009-05-17 7:36]

Hi Greg. Good to see you . Its good when you find somthing different . You have taken four fine pictures of the Downy Emerald .You have taken them all with good detail and colours. I am sure you will be back again for more shots. well done TFS.
Nick..

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  • Argus Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3821 W: 190 N: 11376] (35063)
  • [2009-05-17 7:48]

Hello Greg,
A fine collage showing four shots of the Downy Emerald in flight. Each shot is taken from a fine POV and is sharp and shows the features of the species clearly.
We have seen ours today but they are freshy emerged their eyes have not turned green yet!
Thanks and its nice to see you back in action!
All the best,
Ivan

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  • PeterZ Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2395 W: 94 N: 5542] (17634)
  • [2009-05-17 9:11]

Hello Greg,
Great collage of this insect taken from 4 different poses. Very good sharpness, details and natural colours. Beautiful BG's.
Regards,
Peter

Czesc Grzesiu
No to super ;-) Kolejna wazka do kolekcji. Fajny zestaw fotek tej pieknej wazki. Musze przyznac ze twoja lista tych owadow jest imponujaca
Pozdrawiam
Krzysiek

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  • Alex99 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3585 W: 143 N: 5672] (18539)
  • [2009-05-17 11:06]

Hi Grzegorz.
Fantastic collage. Can only dream about such photos. My congratulations and thanks a lot. Terrific freezing of the insect. Superb sharpness of the details. Amazing rich wonderful colours. Bravo.
Alexei.

Ciao Gret, great serie of fantastic flyng dragonfly, perfect focur and wonderful lighting BG, splendid sharpness, very well done, bravo, ciao Silvio

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  • gostol (33)
  • [2009-05-17 11:42]

Witaj.
Świetna ważka, wygląda jak mały helikopterek.
Mi ostatnio nie udało się uchwycic jej tak jak tobie, gratuluję.
Aga

Hello Grzegorz,

I like this collage, viewing the dragonfly from different angles, showing the irridescent, green body and flimsy, vibrating wings.

Kind regards,
Bev :-)

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  • horia Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2173 W: 219 N: 4384] (14904)
  • [2009-05-18 1:00]

Hi Greg and many congratulations!

As it happens, i too have captured a Cordulia aenea flying this year for the first time but the pictures and angles aren't that good either :)
Your collage here is excellent and lets us admire this beautiful and vivid d-fly from so many nice angles and POVs.
Good note, too and very nice list of species there, my friend :)
Good luck for more!

Cheers and TFS
Horia

hi,
lovely presentation of this colorful dragon fly in flight, each one unique in its own respect. tfs.
nagraj.v

Ciao Grzegorz,
a splendid collage of these pictures of the Downy Emerald in-flight, very good sharpness and brilliant colours, IHMO the light BG is better, well done.
TFS
Best regards
Maurizio

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  • roges Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 609 W: 0 N: 541] (3164)
  • [2009-05-18 7:48]

Hello Grzegorz,

Kolaż wykonane i przedstawione do wyjątkowych!
Gratulacje.
Piękny dzień,
Adrian

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  • uleko Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2997 W: 162 N: 968] (2839)
  • [2009-05-18 10:17]

Hello Greg,
This species has just emerged here in our wetlands. They're very beautiful. I like the way you're showing it from different angles, and in flight!! Excellent work showing sharp details and beautiful natural colours. I love the green eyes!
TFS and besst wishes, Ulla

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