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Hey, Buddy, Beat It!

Hey, Buddy, Beat It!

The orange dragonfly had been sitting on a twig or stick in a lagoon in the Rockaway River at Lake Hiawatha, N .J. The big one started buzzing it and they would...
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The orange dragonfly had been sitting on a twig or stick in a lagoon in the Rockaway River at Lake Hiawatha, N .J. The big one started buzzing it and they would periodically fly off a short distance and settle back in. Finally, the big one took over the twig but eventually they decided to co-exist with the smaller one taking a spot and inch or two below the big one who had the top perch
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Aperture 63/10 ISO 800 Shutter 1/1250 Focal Length 6000/10

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