Female Common Whitetail – Samsung cell phone image
I arrived home late last night from a trip back East to see and visit with family. It wasn’t a bird photography trip at all so I won’t be sharing bird photos from Virginia but I did take a few cell phone images of flowers, spiders and dragonflies.
One of the dragonflies I photographed back East was a female Common Whitetail that was resting on a sidewalk, this dragonfly let me get close enough to take nice images even with my cell phone. We have this species here in northern Utah too but I haven’t been able to take images of one so far.
I had a terrific visit with my sons, their families and with my mother too. The weather… well let’s just say I am not a fan of the high humidity at all, I’d forgotten how much the humidity affects me especially during the middle of summer. I got to see great country though and I enjoyed that tremendously.
My flights back to Utah were delayed because of bad weather but I made it home safely last night and now have much to catch up on so I am keeping this post short.
Life is good.
Mia
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My thanks to John Petranka for giving me the correct ID of this dragonfly.
Very pretty. I have seen some large ones in our Mountains. I don’t know what type, but would love to get a picture some time. Guess I need to check the internet and see what we have here in Wyoming.
Now that I am taking photos of dragon and Damselflies, I am very interested in what other’s have to share. that is a nice find, and yes, I counted! 🙂
I have a huge weakness for dragonflies – thank you for this shot.
Glad you had a pleasant visit. Bleah on humidity. It quickly turns me into a sad, soggy and grumpy mess.
Camera/phone image of an ancient species is wonderful. Glad to hear of your terrific visits with sons and families—me too!
What a fascinating and beautiful pic! Mia, you never cease to amaze… Thanks
Thanks for this image. We saw lots of Eight Spotted Skimmers last week in Maine’s new national monument ( Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument next to Baxter State Park is now three years old and so far has survived the Trump administration. A lovely new refuge – highly worth a visit). Enjoy the return to dry air and the world of desert mountains, canyons and birds!
Welcome back!
Great image – fun, we have had them too, but so far not where I live now. Loved taking images of them years ago.
Thanks for sharing.