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Eastern Ringtail
Erpetogomphus designatus |
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| The Eastern Ringtail (Erpetogomphus designatus) is a fairly common clubtail of the southeast occurring west regularly as far as New Mexico and Colorado. The first 3 shots (one male and two female images respectively) shown here were taken in Austin, Travis Co., Texas in May, 2003. These digital captures were shot with a Canon EOS 10D and EF 300 mm F4 L IS lens with a 1.4X extender and 550 EX flash. The next shot, of a pair of Eastern Ringtails in copulation, was also taken in Austin, but in June, 2004, with a Canon EOS 1D Mark II and the same lens as this shot. For a look at a Mexican form of this species, go to page 2 here. |  |
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| The shot at right shows a male Eastern Ringtail perched on the ground on the edge of Balmorhea Lake, Reeves, Co., Texas, in September, 2006. This image was taken with a Canon EOS 1D Mark II and EF 300mm F/4 L IS lens and 2X extender and 580 flash. |  |
| The male Eastern Ringtail on the barbed wire fence shown here was in Austin, Travis Co., Texas, in June, 2008. This shot was taken with a Canon EOS 1D Mark III and EF 300mm F/4 L IS lens and 2X extender. |  |
| The pair of Eastern Ringtails in copula shown here was along the Guadalupe River in Gonzales Co., Texas, in June, 2008. This shot was taken with the same gear as the image just previous. |  |
| The next 4 images of Eastern Ringtails were all taken in Austin, Travis Co., Texas, in August, 2009, with a Canon EOS 1D Mark III and an EF 300mm F/4 L IS lens and 2X extender and 580 flash. The first 2 shots are of a female and the next 2 shots are of a male. |  |
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| The male Eastern Ringtail shown here was along the banks of the Rio Grande in Big Bend National Park, Brewster Co., Texas, in May, 2010. |  |
| The male Eastern Ringtail shown here was in Austin, Travis Co., Texas, in July, 2010. This shot was taken with a Canon EOS 1D Mark IV and a Sigma 50-500mm lens and Canon 580 flash. |  |
| The female shown here was also in Austin, Texas. This image was taken in August, 2010, with a Canon EOS 1D Mark IV and a Sigma 50-500mm lens and Canon 580 flash. |  |
| The next three shots of male Eastern Ringtails were taken in Austin, Travis Co., Texas, in June, 2011, with a Canon EOS 1D Mark IV and a Sigma 50-500mm lens and Canon 580 flash. |  |
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| The female Eastern Ringtails in the next three images were in Austin, Travis Co., Texas, in June, 2011. These shots were taken with a Canon EOS 1D Mark IV and a Sigma 50-500mm lens and Canon 580 flash. |  |
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| The next three images of Eastern Ringtails were taken in Gonzales Co., Texas, in August, 2011, with a Canon EOS 1D Mark IV and a Sigma 50-500mm lens and Canon 580 flash. The first two shots show a male followed by one shot of a female. Eastern Ringtail Erpetogomphus designatus male Guadalupe River, Independence Park, Gonzales, Gonzales Co., Texas 3 August 2011 |
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| The male Eastern Ringtail on the right was at the BLM overflow wetlands, Chavez Co., New Mexico, in August, 2011. |  |
| The female Eastern Ringtail on the right was at the BLM overflow wetlands near Bottomless Lakes S.P., in Chaves Co., New Mexico, in July, 2012. This shot was taken with a Canon EOS 1D Mark IV and an EF 300mm F/4 L IS lens and 580 flash. |  |
| Eastern Ringtail Erpetogomphus designatus female Pedernales River Nature Park, Johnson City, Blanco Co., Texas 13 June 2013 |
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| Eastern Ringtail Erpetogomphus designatus male Balmorhea Lake, Reeves Co. Texas 21 August 2013 |
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| Eastern Ringtail Erpetogomphus designatus female Hornsby Bend, Austin, Travis Co., Texas 13 September 2013 |
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| Eastern Ringtail Erpetogomphus designatus female Hornsby Bend, Austin, Travis Co., Texas 13 September 2013 |
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| Eastern Ringtail Erpetogomphus designatus male Blanco River @ Lindeman Rd., Blanco, Blanco Co., Texas 1 July 2014 30.0903 -98.3995 |
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| Eastern Ringtail Erpetogomphus designatus male Hornsby Bend, Austin, Travis Co., Texas 2 July 2014 |
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| Eastern Ringtail Erpetogomphus designatus pair in copula Guadalupe River, Independence Park, Gonzales, Gonzales Co., Texas 3 July 2014 29.4834 -97.4486 |
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| Eastern Ringtail Erpetogomphus designatus female - in obelisk position San Marcos River, ca 3 mi W of Luling, Caldwell Co., Texas 3 July 2014 29.6669 -97.6979 |
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| Eastern Ringtail Erpetogomphus designatus female - in obelisk position San Marcos River, ca 3 mi W of Luling, Caldwell Co., Texas 3 July 2014 29.6669 -97.6979 |
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| Eastern Ringtail Erpetogomphus designatus female - in obelisk position San Marcos River, ca 3 mi W of Luling, Caldwell Co., Texas 3 July 2014 29.6669 -97.6979 |
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| Eastern Ringtail Erpetogomphus designatus female Hornsby Bend, Austin, Travis Co., Texas 23 July 2014 |
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| Eastern Ringtail Erpetogomphus designatus female Hornsby Bend, Austin, Travis Co., Texas 16 September 2014 |
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| Eastern Ringtail Erpetogomphus designatus pair in copula Hornsby Bend, Austin, Travis Co., Texas 16 September 2014 |
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| Eastern Ringtail Erpetogomphus designatus teneral female Balmorhea Lake, Reeves Co., Texasa 26 May 2015 |
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| Eastern Ringtail Erpetogomphus designatus female Hornsby Bend, Austin, Travis Co., Texas 9 June 2015 |
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| Eastern Ringtail Erpetogomphus designatus female Hornsby Bend, Austin, Travis Co., Texas 9 June 2015 |
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| Eastern Ringtail Erpetogomphus designatus female Hornsby Bend, Austin, Travis Co., Texas 13 July 2015 |
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| Eastern Ringtail Erpetogomphus designatus male Hornsby Bend, Austin, Travis Co., Texas 14 July 2015 |
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| Eastern Ringtail Erpetogomphus designatus male - perched on maidenhair fern Mike Murphy Ranch, Travis Co., Texas 20 July 2015 |
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| Eastern Ringtail Erpetogomphus designatus male BLM Wetlands, Chaves Co., New Mexico 15 August 2015 Lat 33.316526, Lon -104.342008 |
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| Eastern Ringtail Erpetogomphus designatus pair in copula Southeast Metro Park, Travis Co., Texas 13 May 2016 |
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| Eastern Ringtail Erpetogomphus designatus male Independence Park, Gonzales, Gonzales Co., Texas 22 July 2016 |
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| Eastern Ringtail Erpetogomphus designatus female Independence Park, Gonzales, Gonzales Co., Texas 13 September 2016 |
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| Eastern Ringtail Erpetogomphus designatus female Tucker Park at Maidens Crossing, Goochland Co., Virginia 8 June 2017 |
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| Eastern Ringtail Erpetogomphus designatus male Tucker Park at Maidens Crossing, Goochland Co., Virginia 8 June 2017 |
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| Eastern Ringtail Erpetogomphus designatus male Tucker Park at Maidens Crossing, Goochland Co., Virginia 8 June 2017 |
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| Eastern Ringtail Erpetogomphus designatus male Tucker Park at Maidens Crossing, Goochland Co., Virginia 8 June 2017 |
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| Eastern Ringtail Erpetogomphus designatus teneral male Tucker Park at Maidens Crossing, Goochland Co., Virginia 8 June 2017 |
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| Eastern Ringtail Erpetogomphus designatus pair in copula Tucker Park at Maidens Crossing, Goochland Co., Virginia 12 June 2017 |
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| Eastern Ringtail Erpetogomphus designatus female Southeast Metro Park, Travis Co., Texas 20 June 2017 |
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| Eastern Ringtail Erpetogomphus designatus female Hornsby Bend, Austin, Travis Co., Texas 21 June 2017 |
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| Eastern Ringtail Erpetogomphus designatus female Independence Park, Gonzales, Gonzales Co., Texas 29 June 2017 |
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| Eastern Ringtail Erpetogomphus designatus pair in copula Independence Park, Gonzales, Gonzales Co., Texas 21 July 2017 |
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| Eastern Ringtail Erpetogomphus designatus male Hornsby Bend, Austin, Travis Co., Texas 7 September 2017 |
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| Eastern Ringtail Erpetogomphus designatus male Hornsby Bend, Austin, Travis Co., Texas 23 May 2018 |
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