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Dragonflies 23 images Created 7 May 2015

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  • This golden beauty is the saffron-winged meadowhawk (Sympetrum costiferum). Found coast to coast across all of the central and northern United States, as well as southern Canada. Females and immatures have this soft golden color and males and some females will develop a rich burgundy color, while retaining the soft yellow hue at the forward edge of their wings. This one was found at a pond absolutely teeming with dragonflies and damselflies in rural Montana near the town of Anaconda on a hot sunny mid-July afternoon.
    Saffron-winged Meadowhawk
  • Found throughout the Eastern United States and some of the Canadian provinces, this large attractive dragonfly was photographed in the wild and swamp-like Tate's Hell State Forest in Northern Florida on the Gulf Coast.
    Carolina Saddlebags (Tramea carolina)
  • Perhaps the most strikingly beautiful of all of the large dragonflies of Western Canada and the United States, the eight-spotted skimmer contrasts greatly with its environment, whether it is in lowland marshes and ponds or along desert creeks and rivers. This one was seen perching over a duckweed-covered pond near Soos Creek, part of the Green River watershed system in Kent, Washington on a very hot summer day.
    Eight-spotted Skimmer
  • A male blue dasher dragonfly perches on an old thistle flower that's gone to seed over a small pond in rural southern Georgia in Hardee County.
    Blue Dasher
  • A very cool find: a western pondhawk dragonfly laying her eggs in a pond in Soos Creek in Kent, Washington! When the eggs hatch, the voracious aquatic nymphs that emerge will active hunt down any kind of aquatic insect it can find, such as mosquito and mayfly larvae, and even small fish and tadpoles until it is time for them to emerge from the water as adults.
    Female Western Pondhawk
  • The beautiful male roseate skimmer photographed in the CREW Marsh Hiking Trails. These are very common in South Florida wetlands.
    Roseate Skimmer
  • This golden beauty is the saffron-winged meadowhawk (Sympetrum costiferum). Found coast to coast across all of the central and northern United States, as well as southern Canada. Females and immatures have this soft golden color and males and some females will develop a rich burgundy color, while retaining the soft yellow hue at the forward edge of their wings. This one was found at a pond absolutely teeming with dragonflies and damselflies in rural Montana near the town of Anaconda on a hot sunny mid-July afternoon.
    Saffron-winged Meadowhawk
  • One of the most striking and common of the medium-sized dragonflies of the Florida Everglades, the Halloween pennant gets its name from its banded bright orange and brown wings. Known for a butterfly-like flying pattern, this summertime dragonfly is found in most of Eastern and Central North America.
    Halloween Pennant
  • This large dark and beautiful dragonfly flecked in blue with an unusual flattened tail is common in western North America where it hunts for mosquitoes and other flying prey over shady ponds and wetlands. This one was spotted resting on a tree in a forest near Chatcolet Lake in Northern Idaho.
    Paddle-tailed Darner
  • Female golden-winged skimmer photographed in the Big Cypress National Preserve. The wet prairies here support HUGE populations of dragonflies!
    Golden-Winged Skimmer
  • The brilliant green and blue male common green darner seen here in the CREW Marsh Hiking Trails. These are very common in South Florida wetlands.
    Common Green Darner
  • Roseate skimmer dragonfly resting on a reed in a pond in Sarasota, Florida. Beautiful!
    Roseate Skimmer
  • Perhaps the most strikingly beautiful of all of the large dragonflies of Western Canada and the United States, the eight-spotted skimmer contrasts greatly with its environment, whether it is in lowland marshes and ponds or along desert creeks and rivers. This one was seen near the bank of the Tieton river in the sagebrush desert near Naches, Washington on a very hot summer day.
    Eight-spotted Skimmer
  • A beautiful male blue dasher posing on a stick in Tallahassee, Florida. Males are bright blue with green eyes, and the females are a drab brown with dull yellow stripes.
    Blue Dasher
  • An immature four-spotted pennant dragonfly perches an a dried reed along the coast in the St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge on the Florida Panhandle.
    Four-spotted Pennant
  • This golden beauty is the saffron-winged meadowhawk (Sympetrum costiferum). Found coast to coast across all of the central and northern United States, as well as southern Canada. Females and immatures have this soft golden color and males and some females will develop a rich burgundy color, while retaining the soft yellow hue at the forward edge of their wings. This one was found at a pond absolutely teeming with dragonflies and damselflies in rural Montana near the town of Anaconda on a hot sunny mid-July afternoon.
    Saffron-winged Meadowhawk
  • A male blue dasher photographed next to a pond near Thomasville, Georgia.
    Blue Dasher
  • The western pondhawk is a common dragonfly in the western states and provinces of North America. With its oversized jaws, it can overpower and devour most large flying insects such as butterflies, damselflies and even other dragonflies. It is most often seen perched on vegetation as it scans for a potential meal to fly by. This male was seen lying in wait along Soos Creek, in Kent, Washington.
    Male Western Pondhawk
  • This golden beauty is the saffron-winged meadowhawk (Sympetrum costiferum). Found coast to coast across all of the central and northern United States, as well as southern Canada. Females and immatures have this soft golden color and males and some females will develop a rich burgundy color, while retaining the soft yellow hue at the forward edge of their wings. This one was found at a pond absolutely teeming with dragonflies and damselflies in rural Montana near the town of Anaconda on a hot sunny mid-July afternoon.
    Saffron-winged Meadowhawk
  • The western pondhawk is a common dragonfly in the western states and provinces of North America. With its oversized jaws, it can overpower and devour most large flying insects such as butterflies, damselflies and even other dragonflies. It is most often seen perched on vegetation as it scans for a potential meal to fly by. This male was seen lying in wait along Soos Creek, in Kent, Washington.
    Male Western Pondhawk
  • Common throughout most of North America, the variegated meadowhawk is a small-to medium dragonfly in the skimmer family that can be found near ponds and somewhat stagnant water where it actively hunts and devours large numbers of mosquitos, like this one was doing next to a recently dried-up pond in Pharr, Texas. This female is easy to identify by the two yellow spots at the bottom of the two whitish lines on either side of its body.
    Female Variegated Meadowhawk
  • Common throughout most of North America, the variegated meadowhawk is a small-to medium dragonfly in the skimmer family that can be found near ponds and somewhat stagnant water where it actively hunts and devours large numbers of mosquitos, like this one was doing next to a recently dried-up pond in Pharr, Texas. This brightly-colored red male was easy to identify by the two yellow spots on either side of its body.
    Male Variegated Meadowhawk
  • This golden beauty is the saffron-winged meadowhawk (Sympetrum costiferum). Found coast to coast across all of the central and northern United States, as well as southern Canada. Females and immatures have this soft golden color and males and some females will develop a rich burgundy color, while retaining the soft yellow hue at the forward edge of their wings. This one was found at a pond absolutely teeming with dragonflies and damselflies in rural Montana near the town of Anaconda on a hot sunny mid-July afternoon.
    Saffron-winged Meadowhawk