Dragonflies and Damselflies
25 July 2007
Home | 6/29 | 7/3 | 7/3 (2) | 7/7 | 7/13 | 7/14 | 7/15 | 7/21 | 7/25 | 7/28 | Aug | Aug /2 | Darn | Darn /2 | Contact Me

At some of the sites that I visit, there is a kind of grass that if it is not called "saw grass" it should be.  It will rip into your skin like a million little blades and leave you bleeding and burning.  I always seem to wear shorts to these places.  There is a plus, if you miss a dragonfly but knock it into this grass it will get stuck and you can still get to it before it can extract itself.

12 Spot
CRW_8935.jpg
© 2007 All rights reserved

Sometimes these dragonflies are called 10 spot, sometimes they are called 12 spot.  Either way they are easy to identify from afar.

Ebony Jewelwing
CRW_8948.jpg
© 2007 All rights reserved

The female Jewelwing is just a striking but more coppery.  They have white tipped wings.

Ebony Jewelwing
CRW_8942.jpg
© 2007 All rights reserved

These broadwing damselflies are common but strikingly beautiful.  They sparrkle in the sun and I cannot resist taking many photos of them.

Jewelwing Sex
CRW_8947.jpg
© 2007 All rights reserved

       Jewelwings get busy.

NEXT