Good morning everyone. Presented today is a series featuring the male Banded Pennant (Celithemis fasciata). A small dragonfly about 1.3 inches (3.3 cm) in length. A distinctive feature of the mature male, and this species of Pennant, is its very dark eyes and face as seen above.

As for the pics in this series, they're all of males and all were taken in June at "tick city" at the reclaimed strip mine. Which is the best time and place here locally to find this species of dragonfly. I also included one pic of a newly emerged male, which is the first photo in the comment section.

As always, please don't forget to click on "view previous comments" if you don't see the additional pics in the comment section. Even better, scroll through them by clicking on the arrow thingy to the right of the above pic. And if you want to view any picture in the comment section large all you have to do is click on it where you'll also find the full text describing this pretty little dragonfly.

Thank you for stopping by...and I hope you're having a truly nice week.

Lacey

ISO400, aperture f/10, exposure .006 seconds (1/200) focal length 300mm

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Good morning everyone. And as the title indicates, presented today are some of my first Blue Dasher (Pachydiplax longipennis) pics this season.

As across most of North America, the Blue Dasher is one of the most common dragonflies found here locally. Always in the top three in terms of numbers along with the Widow Skimmer and Eastern Pondhawk.

As for the photos in this set, they're a mixture of both gender including immatures. The above along with the last pic in the comment section are both adult males...albeit young adults. As for the rest of the pics, due to it being early in the season, they're of immatures.

Kind of a long series so please don't forget to click on "view previous comments" if you don't see the additional photos in the comment section. Even better, scroll to them by clicking on the arrow thingy to the right of the above pic. And if you want to view any picture in the comment section large all you have to do is click on it where you'll also find the full text describing this very common dragonfly.

Thank you for stopping by...and I hope you're having a truly nice week.

Lacey

ISO400 aperture f/10, exposure .003 seconds (1/320) focal length 300mm

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Good morning everyone and Happy Dragonfly Thursday. Just two quick pics today of a female Autumn Meadowhawk (Sympetrum vicinum). As it name implies, the Autumn Meadowhawk typically has a very late flight season. It's one of the last species to emerge and usually the last to be seen on wing.

As for these pics, they're both of the same female. The above head-on shot and the other being a side view while on the same perch. And while it doesn't look it in these photos, this is a tiny dragonfly at approximately 1 inch (2.5 cm) in length.

As always, don't forget to click on "view previous comments" if you don't see the other photo in the comment section. Even better, scroll to it by clicking on the arrow thingy to the right of the above pic. And if you want to view the picture in the comment section large all you have to do is click on it where you'll find the full text describing this species of dragonfly.

Thank you for stopping by...and I hope you are having a truly nice week.

Lacey

ISO400, aperture f/11, exposure .006 seconds (1/200) focal length 300mm

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Good morning everyone. As the title indicates, presented today is the third in a series of some favorite dragonfly species photographed this past season. Featured today is the female Blue Corporal (Libellula deplanata). And I apologize for showcasing the female again, which is simply a personal preference between the two gender.

Blue Corporals often perch on the ground or very low in grass & weeds, which made getting the above head-on shot of this female a difficult task. I posted a couple more conventional type shots of two different females in the comment section and my stream for a better view of this species. Both coincidently were taken on the same day as the above lead photo.

As always don't forget to click on "view previous comments" if you don't see the two photos in the comment section. Even better, scroll to themt by clicking on the arrow thingy to the right of the above pic. And if you want to view either pic in the comment section large all you have to do is click on it where you'll also find some text describing this species of dragonfly.

Thank you for stopping by...and I hope you're having a truly nice week.

Lacey

ISO400, aperture f/11, exposure .004 seconds (1/250) focal length 300mm

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The common name Autumn Meadowhawk refers to the late flight season of this species of dragonfly that is found in southern Canada and throughout most of the United States except the desert southwest, northern Rocky Mountains, Florida peninsular, and the Gulf coasts of Louisiana and Texas. While it may occasionally be encountered as early as late May or early June, it typically is the last species to emerge and the last dragonfly seen on wing. Often breeding pairs of this species are not observed until late August and later.

The Autumn Meadowhawk has two separate populations in North America. One is found from Ontario, Canada east to Nova Scotia, extending south into the United States to Texas and Florida. The other population occurs in British Columbia, Washington, and Idaho.

Preferred habitat is usually bogs, ponds, marshes, lakes, and slow moving streams. It likes areas that are wooded and permanent, or sometimes temporary, and can often be found perched low in trees or bushes nearby water.

Another common name for the Autumn Meadowhawk is Yellow-legged Meadowhawk that refers to a useful identification tool, the species’ yellow legs, but it is important to note that in mature males the legs may be reddish brown in color. In mature males also look for a bright red abdomen with only minimal black markings. The forehead will be red too. In females and immature males the forehead is light brown, the thorax yellow to gray, the legs yellowish, and the abdomen brown. Typical for Meadowhawks, this species has a rather slender abdomen. It has been observed that this species changes color with cool weather, with the male’s red coloration giving way to orange, then brown, as temperatures drop.

Autumn Meadowhawks are quite small. Much smaller than a late season Blue Dasher at only about one (1) inch (2.5 cm) in length. Except for the Eastern Amberwing, it's the smallest dragonfly found here locally and as with the Amberwing, it's quite challenging to photograph due to its small size.

ISO800, aperture f/11, exposure .003 seconds (1/400) focal length 300mm

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