July 3, 2022 — Calumet County
Miller Pond on Stommel Road near the cell tower.
Miller Pond on Stommel Road near the cell tower.
Twelve-spotted Skimmer (Libellula pulchella)
Photographed
Photographed
Widow Skimmer (Libellula luctuosa)
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Female or juvenile widow skimmer. Also photo of male widow skimmer illustrating beautiful network of veins. Multiples of the species observed. Behavior observed--the dragonflies would flush from undergrowth approximately 6-20 feet from the edge of the pond, fly a short distance and land again in the undergrowth. I unwittingly contributed to the demise of three of the species, given that when they flushed, opportunistic birds pursued and plucked them from the air or on the ground. I did save one by chasing the bird before it could get to the dragonfly, and the widow skimmer escaped!
Photographed
Female or juvenile widow skimmer. Also photo of male widow skimmer illustrating beautiful network of veins. Multiples of the species observed. Behavior observed--the dragonflies would flush from undergrowth approximately 6-20 feet from the edge of the pond, fly a short distance and land again in the undergrowth. I unwittingly contributed to the demise of three of the species, given that when they flushed, opportunistic birds pursued and plucked them from the air or on the ground. I did save one by chasing the bird before it could get to the dragonfly, and the widow skimmer escaped!
Blue Dasher (Pachydiplax longipennis)
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Juvenile and male blue dasher.
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Juvenile and male blue dasher.
Eastern Pondhawk (Erythemis simplicicollis)
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Female eastern pondhawk.
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Female eastern pondhawk.
Red Saddlebags (Tramea onusta)
Photographed
Photographed