No luck

I was not able to photograph and/or catch any Tramea in Aosnak today. I got take two bodies, the usual set up and my backup body (Olympus EPL 7 + M.Zuiko 75-300mm). Taking hand held pictures with a 300mm (eq. to 600mm in 35mm sensor) is fairly difficult and most of the photos lacked the sharpness I was after. While so, it was pretty rewarding to be able to take many pictures of Neurothemis ramburii as the main camera body-lens combination (Olympus OMD EM10 markii + MZuiko 60mm f2.8 macro) did not allow me to get as close as I wished to get and Neurothemis ramburii as I startled them every time I moved closer, so most of the pictures uploaded where taken with the backup body + telephoto lens combination.

Overall it was pretty relaxing, saw some Ischnura senegalensis matting, and some perchers laying eggs, which was all good fun. Saw a couple of nice wild fig trees which are bearing fruit, this spot may prove to be very good to document bats.

The Odanatans I'm still to document in Oe-Cusse remain: 1-Agriocnemis femina 2- Austroallagma sagittiferum 3-Brachythemis contaminate 4- Diplacodes haematodes 5-Orthetrum caledonicum 6- Orthetrum glaucum 7- Orthetrum pruinosum 8- Trithemis festiva 9- Trithemis aurora 10- Trithemis lilacina 11- Indolestes lafaeci

Posted on July 21, 2018 07:35 AM by ruidasilvapinto