Thursday, July 1, 2010

Dramatic Dragonflies

The more I photograph dragonflies the more fascinated I become by their beauty and variety. The following identifications are my best judgements. If anyone has another suggestion, please let me know.


Twelve-spotted Skimmer



Male Eastern Pondhawk



Female Eastern Pondhawk




Dot-tailed Whiteface



Four-spotted Skimmer


Unicorn Clubtail


Common Green Darner


Female Widow Skimmer


Immature male Widow Skimmer


Male widow Skimmer on Loosestrife



Male Widow Skimmer



Immature male Widow Skimmer



Immature male Widow Skimmer


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7 comments:

  1. CuppaJuly 2, 2010 at 6:55 AM

    Loved them all! Thanks.

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  2. AnvilcloudJuly 2, 2010 at 6:57 AM

    You've got this down to a science and/or an art. I'll vote for the Immature Male Widow Skimmers and perhaps even more for for the Four-spotted Skimmer. My question is: is it redundant to call a male of any age immature.

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  3. DorisJuly 2, 2010 at 9:48 AM

    Good one AC! Thanks for the laugh :-)

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  4. AnonymousJuly 2, 2010 at 1:11 PM

    Superb photos of these wonderful insects!
    You're not the only lawn lounger who finds them as fascinating as NiC over at London Nature Photo Blog does to! xx
    http://www.londondailynaturephoto.co.uk/index.php?x=browse

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  5. AnonymousJuly 3, 2010 at 10:05 AM

    These are amazing Doris! I love the first photograph... he loooks as if he has a crash helmet on! ;o)

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  6. DorisJuly 3, 2010 at 11:03 PM

    Hi Flighty: Thanks for the link. What a great collection of pictures! I have saved the link in my "favorites".
    Hi Daffy: It's funny you mention crash helmets because I have been thinking these last few days how helmeted cyclists remind me of dragonflies!

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  7. Marian BarkerAugust 21, 2010 at 6:49 AM

    Gorgeous shots.

    Flighty told me about this blog after reading my poem about dragonflies. Here's a link:

    http://mypoetry.blog.co.uk/2010/08/21/sunshine-and-showers-9215352/

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