{"id":6079,"date":"2012-09-08T18:27:46","date_gmt":"2012-09-09T00:27:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=6079"},"modified":"2026-02-02T09:27:11","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T15:27:11","slug":"mating-halloween-pennant-dragonflies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2012\/09\/08\/mating-halloween-pennant-dragonflies\/","title":{"rendered":"Mating Halloween Pennant Dragonflies"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"MatingMating Halloween Pennant dragonflies – Nikon D200, handheld, f7.1, 1\/200, ISO 200, Nikkor 80-400mm VR at 400mm, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

I am fascinated by “things with wings” and that includes dragonflies like these mating Halloween Pennants (Celithemis eponia<\/em>).<\/p>\n

The day I took this I was wandering around Roosevelt Wetlands in Pinellas County, Florida in search of birds to photograph. The area has a high concentration of different kinds of dragonflies and when I spotted these two mating I knew I had to get some images of them.<\/p>\n

Life is<\/em> good.<\/p>\n

Mia<\/p>\n

Click here<\/span><\/a> to see more of my insect and spider images.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I am fascinated by “things with wings” and that includes dragonflies like these mating Halloween Pennants (Celithemis 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