Where have all the dragonflies gone??

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Where have all the dragonflies gone??

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Hi y'all, :D

It's 97°F to 105°F in Arizona and there is not a dragonfly to be seen :!: :shock: After a fruitless search for dragonflies a couple of weeks ago at the lower Salt River, I decided to try my luck on the Verde River near Camp Verde, Arizona, USA. No luck...again :!: All I saw was a couple of these damselflies... :D

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When I was a young child I would see a half a dozen different species of dragonflies flying around our desert washes and rivers. This year...zip.

Enjoy, my friends :!: :D

Canon D30 with 90mm Tamron macro lens, 2x Kenko teleconverter, ISO 200, Canon 380ex flash, 1/200 sec @ f. 11, monopod.
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Think about this...maybe Murphy is an optimist!!!
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Tom wrote:
When I was a young child I would see a half a dozen different species of dragonflies flying around our desert washes and rivers. This year...zip.
Something changed in the environement of the area maybe, causing the dragonflies to leave? :-k A nice shot of the damsel Tom. I have yet to go in search of them or dragonflies. It always amazes me how their wings are attached. Again a nice image here Tom, though the eye does looks a little milky. :D
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