Within the last week our pond has come alive with dragonflies. The fast flying insects are hard to photograph while in flight. After studying the dragonflies for a short time, I noticed that they are very territorial and claim preferred perches. Once you identify a drogonfly's perch, just have the camera ready and wait for the dragonfly to return to the perch. Here are some of the photos taken at our pond.
Twelve-spotted Skimmer (
Libellula pulchella): These two photos are of males, the females don't have the white spots on the wings.
Blue-eyed Darner (
Aeshna multicolor)
Common Whitetail or
Long-tailed Skimmer (
Libellula lydia), male.
Unidentified Dragonfly
Another fan of dragonflies waits for a close up view (taste).
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