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June 10, 2021 — Manitowoc County

A wetland area next to the Manitowoc river.

Common Whitetail (Plathemis lydia)
Photographed
Initially, I was trying to get a picture through some low brush, but while I was focusing my camera, it flew right in front of my foot!
Photo of Common Whitetail
Dot-tailed Whiteface (Leucorrhinia intacta)
Photographed
Hovering above grasses that always have bluets.
Photo of Dot-tailed Whiteface
Photo of Dot-tailed Whiteface
Twelve-spotted Skimmer (Libellula pulchella)
Photographed
Lovely female.
Photo of Twelve-spotted Skimmer
Boreal Bluet (Enallagma boreale)
Photographed
I went back and forth between the Boreal and Northern. I blew up the cercus and it looks more the Boreal cercus.
Photo of Boreal Bluet
Photo of Boreal Bluet
Eastern Forktail (Ischnura verticalis)
Photographed
Photo of Eastern Forktail
Photo of Eastern Forktail
Photo of Eastern Forktail
Rainbow Bluet (Enallagma antennatum)
Photographed
I'm not completely convinced of this, because the thorax is more blue than green. The orange/white face is very striking.
Photo of Rainbow Bluet
Photo of Rainbow Bluet
Photo of Rainbow Bluet
Taiga Bluet (Coenagrion resolutum)
Photographed
Photo of Taiga Bluet