Anne Elliott's photos with the keyword: Sympetrum internum

Last summer, I took very few Dragonfly photos, mainly because most of the parks and natural areas were closed after the devastation caused by Alberta's Flood of the Century. Saw this one - a Cherry-faced Meadowhawk? - at Pearce Estate (near Inglewood Bird Sanctuary, which is still closed thanks to the flood of June 2013).

This male Cherry-faced Meadowhawk landed for a moment on a Variegated Rush in Weaselhead yesterday afternoon. I now am able to sharpen a photo if it needs it (and if I have time or can be bothered) - and, oops, I think I overdid it, LOL. Too hot and tired to redo.

There were lots of dragonflies on our walk at Griffith Woods this morning. These small, yellow ones are the females and the males are bright, cherry red. There are SO many dragonflies everywhere this summer.