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Migrant Hawker

Aeshna mixta

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Field Notes

Habitat:

Coastal marshes.

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Comments (3)
Malcolm Wilton-Jones
Fast shutter speed, 1/1600 @ F11, auto ISO, 400mm, single spot AF, lots of patience and lots of attempts. You need to follow them and hope they stop and hover momentarily, then fire a burst and hope one or two come out. You end up deleting a lot but its worth the effort.

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Global Dragonflies & Damselflies
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Biodiversidad en España/Spain
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Mission WILD
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2018 Best Wildlife Photo

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PublishedJanuary 29, 2018

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