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Mousetoescamper

(6,413 posts) Thu Jun 6, 2024, 02:40 PM Jun 2024

The Red Dragon

The Carolina saddlebags (tramea carolina). Taken this morning at The Wetlands at Long's Park, Lancaster, PA.

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The Red Dragon (Original Post) Mousetoescamper Jun 2024 OP

Love it! HAB911 Jun 2024 #1

Thanks! Mousetoescamper Jun 2024 #6

That creature looks downright frightening! Diamond_Dog Jun 2024 #2

could u imagine his giant prehistorical relative ? AllaN01Bear Jun 2024 #4

YIPES! Diamond_Dog Jun 2024 #9

Gorgeous, detailed, crisp focus! Wow. nt CaliforniaPeggy Jun 2024 #3

i second that. AllaN01Bear Jun 2024 #5

Thanks! Mousetoescamper Jun 2024 #8

Thanks! Mousetoescamper Jun 2024 #7

HAB911

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1. Love it!

Reply to Mousetoescamper (Original post)

Thu Jun 6, 2024, 02:44 PM

Jun 2024

How close are you able to get without spooking them?

Mousetoescamper

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6. Thanks!

Reply to HAB911 (Reply #1)

Thu Jun 6, 2024, 03:03 PM

Jun 2024

Seeing one of these at the site Monday was the main reason I returned today. They're frustrating; always busy. I watched this one for about 30 minutes before it finally lighted. It never spooked and was still perched after I took my fill of shots. I got within about 15 feet when the auto-focus went wacky. This is manually focused. I love the Sigma 100-400mm but it's a bear to manual focus while handheld.