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Tuesday, 14 July 2015

The amazing mating wheel of the Common Blue Damselfly; captured crisply with a Panasonic DMC-FZ1000 zoom lens.

 Click on the above picture to see if you can spot the pair of Common Blue Damselflies, Enallagma  cyathigerum, center picture. Remaining on the same vantage point, the zoom lens of the spectacular Panasonic DMC-FZ1000 captured the images below.
The tandem position where the male has grabbed the female by the neck.

From the tandem position, the female curled her abdomen round to engage with the male in the heart-shaped mating circle.
 An amazing sight -- observed thanks to an amazing camera.


1 comment:

ADRIAN said...

Great shot and from a cheap bit of kit. I'm getting tempted.

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