Went down the firetrail with roz this morning to get an image for this challenge. Normally there is a fair bit of activity, insect wise, about 10am when the sun gets a bit of warmth in it. However, it was cool this morning with a sw wind blowing and there was very little going on. I also had my Tamron 18-200 on and just couldn't get close enough for any decent quality or focus.
I decided to make another trip this afternoon because the day had warmed up considerably, and instead of taking the Tamron took my Canon 100-400. I initially thought that I wouldn't be able to get the focus right on such a small subject, and especially when this lens doesn't focus within 1.9m (6') but in saying that, the optics of this lens are just amazing. I found this fella, cruising around catching flies about 100m from home. Every now and then he would stop for a breather. It's quite strange that dragonflies return to the same spot several times before changing hunting areas.
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