June 29, 2022 — Dane County
Abandoned railway line that cuts across County Rd Y 100 yards west of where Y crosses Rte 78. Walk the railway line north approximately 0.5 miles to where it passes over a small, slow stream. A faster, sandy-bottomed stream crosses a little further north.
Abandoned railway line that cuts across County Rd Y 100 yards west of where Y crosses Rte 78. Walk the railway line north approximately 0.5 miles to where it passes over a small, slow stream. A faster, sandy-bottomed stream crosses a little further north.
Common Whitetail (Plathemis lydia)
Observed
Observed
Dot-tailed Whiteface (Leucorrhinia intacta)
Photographed
I do not often see an un-harassed female perched.
Photographed
I do not often see an un-harassed female perched.
Twelve-spotted Skimmer (Libellula pulchella)
Observed
Observed
Ebony Jewelwing (Calopteryx maculata)
Observed
Observed
River Jewelwing (Calopteryx aequabilis)
Photographed
Photographed
Eastern Forktail (Ischnura verticalis)
Observed
Observed
River Bluet (Enallagma anna)
Photographed
Lifer for me. I think there were three pairs mating but there was a lot of jostling, so it was hard to count. Eventually, one female settled down for a still picture.
Photographed
Lifer for me. I think there were three pairs mating but there was a lot of jostling, so it was hard to count. Eventually, one female settled down for a still picture.