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Large Red Damselfly My first damselfly macro of the year. Wait, make that the first one ever. Large Red Damselfly,Oostvaardersplassen,Pyrrhosoma nymphula

Large Red Damselfly

My first damselfly macro of the year. Wait, make that the first one ever.

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Wendy

Lion

Pretty damselfly love the colors! Posted 8 years ago

Jeroen

Bull Frog

Why, are they hard to capture?
This one is a beauty, I find it one of the most interesting insects to shoot. Posted 8 years ago
1. Ferdy Christant
  
  Lion
  
  Not that hard, it's just that I'm a beginner in macro and did not have much luck spotting them so far. Which makes sense, as they only appear in specific months of the year.
  
  I read somewhere that during the cooler mornings of the summer, they are often sleeping in the grass and you can then approach them easily. When they heat up they become quite active and its harder then. Posted 8 years ago

Jeroen

Bull Frog

Oke interesting, I will try it out soon, near by there at a lots of libels I will try it out in the morning.
Thanks for the tip. Posted 8 years ago
1. Ferdy Christant
  
  Lion
  
  One more tip: if they fly away, just stand still and wait. Usually they will return to the same spot where you found them. Posted 8 years ago

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The Large Red Damselfly

The Large Red Damselfly ''Pyrrhosoma nymphula'' is a European damselfly. It is one of the first damselflies to emerge in the year.

Similar species: Dragonflies And Damselflies

Species identified by Ferdy Christant

By Ferdy Christant

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Uploaded May 24, 2012. Captured May 19, 2011 11:45.

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NIKON D7000
f/4.5
1/250s
ISO100
105mm