June 25, 2024 — Dane County
It is a typical public park with playground equipment and large mowed playing fields, less than half a mile west of Lake Mendota. There is a large pond in the middle of the park.
It is a typical public park with playground equipment and large mowed playing fields, less than half a mile west of Lake Mendota. There is a large pond in the middle of the park.
Common Green Darner (Anax junius)
Observed
Observed
Black Saddlebags (Tramea lacerata)
Observed
red trams too, but couldn't get an identifiable picture
Observed
red trams too, but couldn't get an identifiable picture
Blue Dasher (Pachydiplax longipennis)
Photographed
abundant! This aberrant male threw me for a loop for a couple of seconds.
Photographed
abundant! This aberrant male threw me for a loop for a couple of seconds.
Common Whitetail (Plathemis lydia)
Observed
Observed
Dot-tailed Whiteface (Leucorrhinia intacta)
Observed
only one worn male
Observed
only one worn male
Eastern Amberwing (Perithemis tenera)
Observed
Observed
Eastern Pondhawk (Erythemis simplicicollis)
Photographed
Photographed
Twelve-spotted Skimmer (Libellula pulchella)
Photographed
The only one I saw was about to be fed to this momma's fledgling!
Photographed
The only one I saw was about to be fed to this momma's fledgling!
Eastern Forktail (Ischnura verticalis)
Observed
Observed
Skimming Bluet (Enallagma geminatum)
Observed
the most common Enallagma at this pond
Observed
the most common Enallagma at this pond
Slender Bluet (Enallagma traviatum westfalli)
Photographed
the first of the season for me - only one, maybe two - this pond is the only place I find this species in the Madison area - I hope the population holds here
Photographed
the first of the season for me - only one, maybe two - this pond is the only place I find this species in the Madison area - I hope the population holds here