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Four-spotted Pennant
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| The Four-spotted Pennant (Brachymesia gravida) is a medium-sized dragonfly of the southeastern U.S. It can be extremely common in central Texas where thousands can sometimes be found at some ponds. The first 2 shots here, of young males, were digital captures in Austin, Travis Co., Texas in May, 2003, and were shot with a Canon EOS 10D and EF 300 mm F4 L IS lens with a 1.4X extender and 550 EX flash. |  |
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| Next are two shots of male Four-spotted Pennants, taken in August, 2005, at the same location as the first images with a Canon EOS 1D Mark II and EF 300 mm F/4 L IS lens and 580 flash. |  |
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| The female Four-spotted Pennant shown here was in Austin, Travis Co., Texas, in May, 2009. This image was taken with a Canon EOS 50D and an EF 70-200mm F/2.8 L IS lens and 2X extender and 580 flash. |  |
| The male Four-spotted Pennant shown here was in Austin, Travis Co., Texas, in August, 2009. This image was taken with a Canon EOS 1D Mark III and an EF 300mm F/4 L IS lens and 2X extender and 580 flash. |  |
| The next two shots of male Four-spotted Pennants were taken in Austin, Travis Co., Texas, in August, 2011, with a Canon EOS 1D Mark IV and a Sigma 50-500mm lens and Canon 580 flash. The image on the right shows a young male while the next image shows a more mature male. |  |
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| The next three images of female Four-spotted Pennants were taken in Austin, Travis Co., Texas, in August, 2011, with a Canon EOS 1D Mark IV and a Sigma 50-500mm lens and Canon 580 flash. |  |
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| The male Four-spotted Pennant on the right was in eastern Hays Co., Texas, in July, 2012. This shot was taken with a Canon EOS 1D Mark IV and an EF 300mm F/4 L IS lens and 1.4X extender. |  |
| Four-spotted Pennant Brachymesia gravida male Lake Walter E. Long, Austin, Travis Co., Texas 1 July 2013 |
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| Four-spotted Pennant Brachymesia gravida male Belterra, Hays Co., Texas 19 September 2013 |
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| Four-spotted Pennant Brachymesia gravida female Milton Reimers Ranch Park, Travis Co., Texas 26 June 2014 |
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| Four-spotted Pennant Brachymesia gravida female Lighthouse Pond, St. Marks N.W.R., Wakulla Co., Florida 17 July 2014 Lat 30.078564, Lon -84.17834 |
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| Four-spotted Pennant Brachymesia gravida female Hornsby Bend, Austin, Travis Co., Texas 23 July 2014 |
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| Four-spotted Pennant Brachymesia gravida male Lakes Regional Park, Ft. Myers, Lee Co., Florida 8 October 2014 |
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| Four-spotted Pennant Brachymesia gravida female Lakes Regional Park, Ft. Myers, Lee Co., Florida 8 October 2014 |
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| Four-spotted Pennant Brachymesia gravida male Lakes Regional Park, Ft. Myers, Lee Co., Florida 8 October 2014 |
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| Four-spotted Pennant Brachymesia gravida male Buescher State Park, Bastrop Co., Texas 12 August 2015 |
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| Four-spotted Pennant Brachymesia gravida male Southeast Metro Park, Travis Co., Texas 9 July 2016 |
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| Four-spotted Pennant Brachymesia gravida male Southeast Metro Park, Travis Co., Texas 9 July 2016 |
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| Four-spotted Pennant Brachymesia gravida female near Crystal Beach, Galveston Co., Texas 6 April 2017 |
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| Four-spotted Pennant Brachymesia gravida male High Island, Galveston Co., Texas 25 April 2018 |
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