Showing posts with label Great Blue Skimmer. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Great Blue Skimmer. Show all posts

Monday, September 08, 2014

Dragonflies

I continue my interest in dragonflies and the combined challenges of finding them, photographing them, and identifying them.

Twelve-spotted Skimmer and Widow Skimmer, photographed July 29 at Wilson Wetlands, Putney, VT

Twelve-spotted Skimmer

Widow Skimmer
The Cape May day trip on August 28 provided quite a variety of dragonflies

Blue Dasher ...

Blue Dasher

Blue Dasher
Eastern Amberwing ...

Eastern Amberwing

Eastern Pondhawk ...

Eastern Pondhawk (female)

Great Blue Skimmer ...

Great Blue Skimmer (female)
Great Blue Skimmer (female)

Swamp Darner ...

Swamp Darner
Common Whitetail ...

Common Whitetail

Friday, September 13, 2013

Dragonflies in Cape May

During the first week of September, the highlight of our day in Cape May was the dragonflies. A sampling of the many opportunities to see and photograph these fascinating creatures ...

Black Saddlebag

Blue Dasher - male

Blue Dasher - female

Carolina Saddlebag

Eastern Pondhawk - male

Eastern Pondhawk - female
Fragile Forktail
Great Blue Skimmer - male

Great Blue Skimmer - female
Neddham's Skimmer - female
Needham's Skimmer
As always with dragonflies, if you think there is a misidentification, please let me know.

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