June 16, 2022 — Columbia County
100 yds from the start of the blacktop... just past the parking lot. Dragonflies were in the roadside ditch on the left side of the road.
100 yds from the start of the blacktop... just past the parking lot. Dragonflies were in the roadside ditch on the left side of the road.
Eastern Pondhawk (Erythemis simplicicollis)
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Both male and female Pondhawks were observed.
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Both male and female Pondhawks were observed.
Four-spotted Skimmer (Libellula quadrimaculata)
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There were numerous Four-spotted Skimmers available for observing and photographing.
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There were numerous Four-spotted Skimmers available for observing and photographing.
Slaty Skimmer (Libellula incesta)
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When I viewed the dragonfly through my viewfinder I didn't know what it was... I actually thought it was a male Eastern Pondhawk . But Edgar Spalding from WOS verified that it was a slaty Skimmer.
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When I viewed the dragonfly through my viewfinder I didn't know what it was... I actually thought it was a male Eastern Pondhawk . But Edgar Spalding from WOS verified that it was a slaty Skimmer.
Eastern Forktail (Ischnura verticalis)
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This was an immature female and bright orange... I was hoping for a Orange Bluet but it was not to be.
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This was an immature female and bright orange... I was hoping for a Orange Bluet but it was not to be.
Blue Dasher (Pachydiplax longipennis)
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Photographed