A mature male Columbia Clubtail, Gompurus lynnae on the John Day River, Oregon.
A mature male #ColumbiaClubtail #dragonfly #Gomphurus-lynnae #JohnDayRiver,Oregon #Odonata #Insects #Anisoptera #Gomphidae #Invertebrate #Entomology #FocusStacking #NikonD810 #ZereneStacker #BugPics #art #DragonflyPortraits #DragonflyPhotography #Pruinosity #SteveValleyPhotography
A mature female Columbia Clubtail, Gompurus lynnae on the John Day River, Oregon.
A mature female #ColumbiaClubtail #dragonfly #Gomphurus-lynnae #JohnDayRiver,Oregon #Odonata #Insects #Anisoptera #Gomphidae #Invertebrate #Entomology #FocusStacking #NikonD810 #ZereneStacker #BugPics #art #DragonflyPortraits #DragonflyPhotography #Pruinosity #SteveValleyPhotography
A cop pair of Pacific Clubtail dragonflies, Phanogomphus kurilis on Cox Creek, in Albany, Oregon, USA. It is fantastic luck to have a cop pair of any Gomphid species land close enough to approach and photograph without spooking them. Sometimes you only get a few shots and there is no way to de-clutter the surroundings, so your goal should be to get the subjects just as sharp as is possible with your optics. The Nikon D700 is a dream camera for dragonflies in the field and coupled with the 200mm Micro-Nikkor lens at the range of magnifications I work at, no combination has superior sharpness at F32!
A cop pair of #PacificClubtail #dragonflies, #Phanogomphus-kurilis on Cox Creek, #Albany,Oregon,USA.
#Odonata #Insects #Anisoptera #Gomphidae #Invertebrate #Entomology #SteveValleyPhotography #photography #SciArt #NikonD700 #200mmMicro-Nikkor #BugPics #DragonflyPhotography #Macro #Science
A male Pale Snaketail dragonfly, Ophiogomphus severus on Cox Creek Albany, Oregon, USA. Males perch briefly at prominent perches where they can watch for rival males and females to mate with. Occasionally I am able to make a slow approach to capture one with a Nikon D700 and a 200mm Micro-Nikkor.
A male #PaleSnaketail #dragonfly #Ophiogomphus-severus on Cox Creek #Albany,Oregon,USA
#Odonata #Insects #Anisoptera #Gomphidae #Snaketail #Invertebrate #Anisoptera #Entomology #SteveValleyPhotography #photography #Macro #SciArt #NikonD700 #200mmMicroNikkor #BugPics #DragonflyPhotography #Science
A male Pale Snaketail dragonfly Ophiogomphus severus on Cox Creek Albany, Oregon, USA
A male #PaleSnaketail #dragonfly #Ophiogomphus-severus on Cox Creek #Albany,Oregon,USA
#Odonata #Insect #Anisoptera #Gomphidae #Snaketail #Invertebrate #Anisoptera #Entomology #SteveValleyPhotography #photography #SciArt #NikonD700 #200mmMicroNikkor #BugPics #DragonflyPhotography #Science
New online article published in #Limnetica: Water temperature drives local variability in the life cycle of #Onychogomphus forcipatus (#Odonata: #Gomphidae) in a Mediterranean river. By: Xavier Maynou, Ricard Martín, Ulf Norling, C. Múrria @cescmurria.bsky.social. www.limnetica.net/limnetica/on...
A male Flame Skimmer dragonfly, Libellula saturata on Cox Creek, Albany, Oregon, USA. Shot with a Nikon D700 w/200mm Micro-Nikkor. Until the late 1980's L. saturata was only known from a few sites in southern Oregon. I encountered my 1st one at a warm spring, Page Springs at the foot of Steens Mtn. in Harney County. They were also reported from the Medford area. In 1986, I discovered a very small population on Burkhart Creek in Albany, OR. Since then the species has established itself at numerous sites west of the Cascade Mtns. all the way up into Washington. The males patrol long beats up and down the stream and interact with other Libellula species they encounter and I often see L. saturata males aggressively chase each other for long distances. The sexes are dimorphic with the gynomorphic females primarily tan rather than red-orange, but there are also andromorphic females that are red-orange like the males. At a distance the only way to ID an andromorph is if she happens to be ovipositing (laying eggs) by tapping her abdomen on the surface of the water.
A male #FlameSkimmer #dragonfly #Libellula-saturata on Cox Creek #Albany,Oregon,USA
#Odonata #Insect #Anisoptera #Libellulidae #Skimmer #Invertebrate #Anisoptera #Gomphidae #Entomology #SteveValleyPhotography #photography #SciArt #NikonD700 #200mmMicro-Nikkor #BugPics #DragonflyPhotography #Science
A portrait of a male Pacific Clubtail dragonfly, Phanogomphus kurilis on Cox Creek, Albany, Oregon, USA. Territorial males have a series of prominent perches along the narrow stream that allow them to see rivals or females that enter the territory. Focus stacks were shot with a Nikon D810 w/50mm Rodenstock Rodagon mounted on Nikon PB-4 Bellows. A very wary species, but very photogenic! This is the only known population in the Albany vicinity since the population at Freeway Lakes was eliminated by an invasive aquatic weed, Water Primrose, which choked the nymph habitat with mud.
A male #PacificClubtail #dragonfly #Phanogomphus-kurilis on Cox Creek, #Albany,Oregon,USA
#Odonata #Insects #Anisoptera #Gomphidae #Clubtail #Invertebrate #Entomology #FocusStacking #NikonD810 #ZereneStacker #BugPics #DragonflyPhotography #Science #SteveValleyPhotography #photography #SciArt #Art
A male Pacific Clubtail dragonfly, Phanogomphus kurilis on Cox Creek, Albany, Oregon, USA. Territorial males have a series of prominent perches along the narrow stream that allow them to see rivals or females that enter the territory. Shot with a Nikon D700 w/200mm Micro-Nikkor. A very wary species, but very photogenic! This is the only known population in the Albany vicinity since the population at Freeway Lakes was eliminated by an invasive aquatic weed, Water Primrose, which choked the nymph habitat with mud.
A male #PacificClubtail #dragonfly, #Phanogomphus-kurilis on Cox Creek, #Albany,Oregon,USA.
#Odonata #Insect #Anisoptera #Gomphidae #Invertebrate #Anisoptera #Gomphidae #Entomology #SteveValleyPhotography #photography #SciArt #NikonD700 #200mmMicro-Nikkor #BugPics #DragonflyPhotography #Science
A male Horned Clubtail dragonfly, Arigomphus cornutus along Menominee River, Michigan, USA
A male #HornedClubtail #dragonfly, #Arigomphus-cornutus along Menominee River, Michigan, USA #Odonata #Insect #Invertebrate #BadAss #Predator #Anisoptera #Gomphidae #Entomology #SteveValleyPhotography #photography #SciArt #NikonD700 #200mmMicro-Nikkor #BugPics #DragonflyPhotography #Science #Art
A male Lilypad Clubtail dragonfly, Arigomphus furcifer on Spaulding Pond, Wisconsin, USA
A male #LilypadClubtail #dragonfly, #Arigomphus-furcifer on Spaulding Pond, Wisconsin, USA #Odonata #Insect #Invertebrate #BadAss #Predator #Anisoptera #Gomphidae #Entomology #SteveValleyPhotography #photography #SciArt #NikonD700 #200mmMicro-Nikkor #BugPics #DragonflyPhotography #Science #Art
