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Sunday, June 20, 2010

Dragonflies


Dragonflies are always really cool, and a couple of them held still to have their pictures taken.

Chalk Fronted Corporal Dragonfly

I'm really sure of the ID on this one. It's called a Chalk-fronted Corporal. My dragonfly ID consists of looking at pictures in a book, but this one is pretty common. Sorry for the non-natural background, but it liked our bag. What can I say?

Blue Dasber

This one's identity I'm less sure of, but it seems right. This is called a Blue Dasber, but this is an immature male, so it's still brown. I got several nice pics of him as he perched on a weed near the pond of July 5. That all sounds right as the book says it perches on shrubs and vegetation beside ponds.

I sure think they are beautiful!



9 comments:

Duxbury Ramblers said...

years ago I went to a talk on Dragonflies, I was enthralled, there are fossils from before the dinosaurs, plus if there are dragonflies breeding the water is good.
Now you have got a pet dragonfly :)

bing said...

i miss the dragonflies in the elementary school where i went. i used to chase them.

this one is lovely!

Nishant said...

there are dragonflies breeding the water is good.
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Ann said...

The first time I got a really good look at a dragonfly was when I found one floating in my pool. I was amazed with their wings. They are a very unique creature and totally fascinating

betchai said...

when i was young, i used to chase dragonflies, now, i hardly can even capture one with my camera :(

VanillaSeven said...

Not so often I saw the black and white dragonfly. This is so cool!

RNSANE said...

Such a beautiful photograph. I have always been intrigued by dragonflies.

Rick (Ratty) said...

I'm only seeing the corporal, but it's a beautiful picture. The orange of your bag really makes it easy to see the dragonfly. I love these creatures.

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