A cop pair of Striped Meadowhawk dragonfly, Sympetrum pallipes at Camas Prairie, Mt. Hood National Forest, Oregon, USA. Mid-Summer through Fall S. pallipes numbers build until they seem to be the most numerous insect not just at wet places but tandem pairs fly around dropping their eggs randomly over dry ground too. Sometimes thousands of pairs are active at favored habitat.....When I look through my photo archive I notice that for some of the most common local species I have surprisingly few good shots. I often pass them by in the field, favoring rarer or harder to approach subjects. Despite their densities S. pallipes can be tricky to shoot; they fly often and disturb other pairs......I do not like the wings in this shot. My goal is to have the near wings in focus to the tip but that kind of depth of field can be difficult to achieve. Nikon D700 with a 200mm Micro-Nikkor.

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