Peggy C's photos with the keyword: Dragonfly

HANDSOME DRAGONFLY IN THE DARKNESS - YET THE BRIGHT GREEN OF TREES AND GRASS - MAKE A NICE BACKDROP - JUST WHEN I THOUGHT I'D GET A CLOSER SHOT - OFF HE WENT! ALL PHOTOS TAKEN AT CITY PARK 2 PiP

www.jeffpippen.com/dragonflies.htm#1 No certain ID ... volunteers ? Thanks to Ronald for the ID.. he is my go-to on these ! Same size as a White Tail .. looks like room for passengers, too !

.. a Dragonfly stopped long enough to get some photos .. that is one thing about them I like .. don't seem to be in a hurry .. most times 2 PiP [ possibly a juvenile Blue Dasher ] or What Ronald Losure said .... A Friend in Florida calls them all Mosquito Hawks ! ...... EXPLORE/GALLERY

Aka - Sir Richard of the Land of Lakes - Either a Pond Hawk - or a Mosquito Hawk - www.jeffpippen.com -- this is a Widow Skimmer (Libellula luctuosa) - either a female or young male who hasn't developed white wing patches .. Folks in Florida call dragonflies different things 1 PiP -- EXPLORE --

- posed - wouldn't give any hints as to his name - have searched and searched - not found anyone similar to him If y'all know .. let me know, too! The Big Bug Hunt came through with an ID .. many thanks ... juvenile blue dasher (Pachydiplax longipennis).from The Big Bug Hunt " Simple Is Good." ~ Jim Henson www.britannica.com/biography/Jim-Henson © All Rights Reserved --EXPLORE--

Widow Skimmer Dragonfly (Libellula luctuosa) - per www.jeffpippen.com - A mature male - Such a Monday Gift ! © All rights reserved --EXPLORE--

Hummingbird Clearwing Moth .. Obedient Plant .. Lens almost touched him .. Didn't bother him .. He was busy .. 3 delightful visitors .. PiP © All Rights Reserved www.jeffpippen.com

to land - seems almost 2 inches in length - like the Widow Skimmer - did check - no visible passengers on board - * 1 note * © All Rights Reserved

A Lifer for me, though this Skimmer is known to be in North Carolina - (Libellula luctuosa) He came floating into the Garden of Surprises - Definitely surprising me - Working in the Garden .. all of a sudden, he was there .. Camera on front porch - Retrieve camera - Take photos of this handsome fellow - Before he went away - Or the heat got to me - He won - Was still there when I came in - It is a beautiful day and Life Is Good ! © All Rights Reserved

www.jeffpippen.com/dragonflies/halloweenpennant.htm - Halloween Pennant Dragonfly perched - for awhile - poor thing kept having to move - to keep hold of the dry stem - a beauty * 4 notes * (c) AllRightsReserved EXPLORED .. 1 July 2015

am drawing a blank on this Dragonfly - this is the best shot of the bunch - perhaps tomorrow it shall fly to visit again - (c) All Rights Reserved

Mosquito Hawk .. Dragonfly .. in a ditch filled with willows, grasses and reeds .. no ID on this one .. feel free to let me know ! Central Florida USA © All Rights Reserved

dragons do fly .. when there is a group .. you can bet the mosquitoes are plentiful .. then, a Dragonfly becomes a 'Mosquito Hawk' .. -cropped/framed/watermark in :www.picmonkey.com (c) All Rights Reserved

- brief pause - just enough for me - to capture, then wonder what the name - of this dragonfly is - beautiful, but no ID - any help will be appreciated - photo taken next to inland lake - some brackish water - home to many ducks and limpkins - Central Florida, USA cropped/signed in: www.picmonkey.com © All Rights Reserved