{"id":131546,"date":"2024-07-30T03:48:11","date_gmt":"2024-07-30T08:48:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=131546"},"modified":"2025-08-10T06:50:21","modified_gmt":"2025-08-10T11:50:21","slug":"lifer-flag-tailed-spinyleg-dragonfly-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2024\/07\/30\/lifer-flag-tailed-spinyleg-dragonfly-photos\/","title":{"rendered":"Lifer Flag-tailed Spinyleg Dragonfly Photos"},"content":{"rendered":"

While I was at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge on Sunday, I took lifer Flag-tailed Spinyleg dragonfly images while walking a road with my friend Steve Creek<\/span><\/a>. It felt great to walk, stretch my legs, and see insects close up and personal.<\/p>\n

\"Flag-tailedFlag-tailed Spinyleg dragonfly on a gravel path \u2013 Canon R7, handheld, f8, 1\/2500, ISO 800, Canon 100-500mm at 500mm, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

It was hot and humid, with a strong wind making it challenging to photograph dragonflies perched higher up.<\/p>\n

On the ground the dragonflies were much easier to photograph because they weren’t bouncing around in the wind.<\/p>\n

I knew that this dragonfly was a clubtailed species, but I didn’t know which one. I used iNaturalist<\/span><\/a> to research and found out that it is a Flag-tailed Spinyleg dragonfly.<\/p>\n

I do not know whether this dragonfly is female or male, so I won’t use “she” or “he” to describe this winged creature.<\/p>\n

\"Flag-tailedFlag-tailed Spinyleg dragonfly at Sequoyah NWR \u2013 Canon R7, handheld, f8, 1\/3200, ISO 800, Canon 100-500mm at 500mm, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

There are plenty of other descriptive adjectives I can use. Colorful, gorgeous, jewel-like, fascinating, and amazing are just a few.<\/p>\n

What I learned from my research is that there isn\u2019t a great deal of information available about Flag-tailed Spinyleg dragonflies, certainly not as much as for more well-studied species of odonata.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve been spotting quite a few lifer dragonflies recently, and I have to admit, it makes me happy. I\u2019ve always loved dragonflies and damselflies. Other things with wings, what\u2019s not to love about that?<\/p>\n

Besides, these creatures eat other annoying and biting insects. That makes them heroines and heroes in my opinion. I am super grateful for the mosquitoes that don’t bite me because the dragonflies have gobbled them up!<\/p>\n

Life is<\/em> good.<\/p>\n

Mia<\/p>\n

Click here<\/a><\/span> to see more of my insect and spider photos.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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