Just Flexing My Wings

This is an Eastern Pondhawk. I think this one is a male. I love watching and photographing dragoflies. Maybe that is becauese they are carnivores .. and good predators at that. This quote is from the link above:

{they} "... can take down insects as large as themselves. They will even eat members of their own species. The males and females of this species differ in color. Adult males are a powdery blue with a yellow-tipped abdomen, while females are bright green with some dark brown/black spots on the abdomen. Young males are also green, like females, with rings on the abdomen, but they will change color as they mature."

i am sure glad the are small .. can you immpage a 200 lbs version.

~ Rick

A Purple Carnivore

This is a male Eastern Pondhawk. It's a dragonfly, but I have not taken many photos of a male Pondhawk. The color was amazing and the photo does not do it justice. The female has much more green. They eat other insects .. a true canrivore.

~ Rick


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What Kind Of Hawk?

We have not seen many buterflies but the dragonflies are very active. This is a Eastern Pondhawk. It is a skimmer. I love the details.

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Those Wings

We are starting to see a lot of Dragon flies. This one is a female Eastern Pondhawk. It is also refered to as a Common Pondhawk. Yes, it is a skimmer.

I love the details in their wings. It is long enough that some blur was created in the tail. I should have caught that before I snappped the photo.

~ Rick

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