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Male Variegated Meadowhawk Dragonfly Photos

By |2023-09-14T05:28:14-06:00September 14th, 2023|Categories: Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Utah, Variegated Meadowhawk, Wildlife|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

When I last visited Farmington Bay WMA, I found flights of Variegated Meadowhawk dragonflies on the wing and resting, near and on Goose Egg Island.

American Lotus And Dragonflies

By |2023-07-18T05:26:03-06:00July 18th, 2023|Categories: American Lotus, Eastern Pondhawks, Oklahoma, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Today's post is about American Lotus, dragonflies, and the rich habitat of Reeve's Slough at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge in northeastern Oklahoma.

Female And Male Common Whitetail Dragonfly Photos

By |2023-07-07T03:25:03-06:00July 4th, 2023|Categories: Common Whitetail, Oklahoma, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Last month, while visiting Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma, I was able to take quite a few female and male Common Whitetail dragonfly photos.

Band-winged and Striped Meadowhawk Dragonfly Photos

By |2022-10-18T04:38:35-06:00October 18th, 2022|Categories: Band-winged Meadowhawks, Davis County, Dragonflies, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Striped Meadowhawks, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

At Farmington Bay WMA yesterday I saw and photographed two kinds of meadowhawk dragonflies including this Band-winged Meadowhawk resting on a boulder.

Striped Meadowhawk Dragonfly – Maybe?

By |2022-10-07T04:39:38-06:00October 7th, 2022|Categories: Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Striped Meadowhawks, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Two days ago, I was searching for birds at Farmington Bay WMA when I noticed a dragonfly landing nearby and took a couple pictures of it.

Female Eight-spotted Skimmer Dragonfly

By |2022-07-20T06:11:07-06:00July 20th, 2022|Categories: Davis County, Eight-spotted Skimmers, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Summit County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Earlier this week my last subject of the morning was a female Eight-spotted Skimmer dragonfly that landed in front of me next to a creek in the mountains.

California Darner Dragonfly In The Wasatch Mountains

By |2022-07-05T04:46:12-06:00July 5th, 2022|Categories: California Darners, Summit County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

On the 26th of June I had a darner dragonfly land on a honeysuckle in front of me, that dragonfly was a California Darner.

Not A Blue-eyed Darner Dragonfly – Other Things With Wings

By |2022-07-05T06:54:29-06:00June 29th, 2022|Categories: Blue-eyed Darner Dragonflies, Morgan County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains, Wildlife|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I love photographing dragonflies so when this darner dragonfly landed in front of me near a creek in the Wasatch Mountains I was delighted.

Summer Dragonflies And Butterflies At Bear River MBR

By |2021-09-29T10:46:39-06:00August 26th, 2021|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Blue-eyed Darner Dragonflies, Box Elder County, Clouded Sulphur Butterflies, Purplish Copper Butterflies, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Today I am sharing some of the dragonflies and butterflies I've found at Bear River MBR in the summer.

Twelve-spotted Skimmer Dragonfly – Other Things With Wings

By |2022-07-19T15:27:14-06:00July 17th, 2020|Categories: Box Elder County, Davis County, Eight-spotted Skimmers, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Twelve-spotted Skimmer Dragonflies, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Five days ago I photographed a lifer dragonfly when I found a male Twelve-spotted Skimmer that was hanging around a spring-fed seep next to a gravel road in Box Elder County.

Male Flame Skimmer Dragonfly – Libellula saturata

By |2021-08-27T04:08:37-06:00July 20th, 2018|Categories: Box Elder County, Dragonflies, Flame Skimmers, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I caught a flash of orange that drew my eye and watched as this male Flame Skimmer (Libellula saturata) dragonfly landed on a branch not far from where I had parked my Jeep.

Head On Eight-spotted Skimmer Dragonfly – Other Things With Wings

By |2022-07-19T15:35:48-06:00July 15th, 2018|Categories: Davis County, Eight-spotted Skimmers, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |

Two days ago at Glover Pond there were several Eight-spotted Skimmer dragonflies that I aimed my lens at and of those I liked this head on shot the most.

Scarlet Skimmer Dragonflies – Other Things With Wings

By |2021-05-24T03:53:09-06:00January 26th, 2018|Categories: Florida, Pinellas County, Sawgrass Lake Park, Scarlet Skimmers|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |

Scarlet Skimmer dragonflies were one of the dragonfly species I spent time stalking in Florida because I loved the bright red coloration of the males and the golden colors of the females.

Eight-spotted Skimmer & Variegated Meadowhawk

By |2023-09-13T20:30:24-06:00July 6th, 2017|Categories: Box Elder County, Dragonflies, Eight-spotted Skimmers, Utah, Variegated Meadowhawk|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I enjoyed photographing the Eight-spotted Skimmer and Variegated Meadowhawk while also taking photos of Red-tailed Hawk juvenile.

Male Eight-spotted Skimmers at Farmington Bay

By |2022-07-19T15:40:48-06:00August 13th, 2016|Categories: Davis County, Eight-spotted Skimmers, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

A few days ago I discovered several male Eight-spotted Skimmers close to the edge of Glover Pond at Farmington Bay and was delighted to photograph these beautifully patterned Odonata.

Photobombed by a bird and a bug

By |2022-10-14T18:50:01-06:00August 21st, 2014|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Barn Swallows, Birds, Dragonflies, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Loggerhead Shrikes, Northern Harriers, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

When taking any photograph it is possible to be photobombed and I have had my share of those including these two bird images.

Other Things with Wings – Male Eastern Pondhawk

By |2023-07-18T05:19:08-06:00May 22nd, 2014|Categories: Eastern Pondhawks, Florida, Sawgrass Lake Park|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Sawgrass Lake Park in Pinellas County, Florida is a wonderful location for birds and other things with wings including Eastern Pondhawk dragonflies.

Earth Day 2013

By |2022-04-22T04:12:00-06:00April 22nd, 2013|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Coyotes, Dragonflies, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Reddish Egrets, Roosevelt Wetlands, Utah, Wildlife, Zion National Park|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I wanted to share these images because today is Earth Day.

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