Meadowhawk Dragonfly
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My best guess – this dragonfly is an immature White Faced Meadowhawk – Sympetrum obtrusum. I’m sure enough about the genus to eat one if proven wrong but after that your guess is as good as mine.
Odonata – Libellulidae – Sympetrum ?
So what do I do with photographic subjects I can’t identify? I can’t really write about something not knowing what it is so I make desktop wallpapers.
Sometimes I’d rather just sort through the photos that clutter my computer than writing a post. If one catches my eye and I don’t have anything to say – poof, another background.
All too often I find my brain cells overwhelmed by fungus. Once in a while I can actually pull off an identification but most times I just get a headache trying to name whatever caught my attention.
Then there are times I do have a positive ID and provide a larger size image for a closer look. I try to keep images large enough on my posts to appreciate but sometimes bigger is better.
Feel free to use any of these as a background on your desktop. No other use is implied. Unless permission is asked and granted the use of any of my images for any other purpose is not allowed. There maybe serious consequences if you do. The last person who tried left a trail easy to follow. Now he leaves slime trails.
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August 9th, 2009 at 3:00 pm
Beautiful captures of the dragonfly! I really like the shot of the False Solomon’s Seal fruit too — the ripening fruit looks like miniature Scuppernong Grapes.
August 9th, 2009 at 7:30 pm
The dragonfly is a helicopter. It is ready to fly after your shot.
August 10th, 2009 at 12:04 am
These are all more great pictures. I’ve been observing some similar creatures recently, so of course I’m finding these all fascinating. And dragonflies do look like little helicopters.
August 10th, 2009 at 10:34 am
On my scales, your pictures of a dragonfly and a bee are G-R-E-A-T!
August 10th, 2009 at 3:47 pm
Love all the photos as usual, but, OH NO!, the dragonfly’s eyes look like caramel sauce! Yummy!
August 11th, 2009 at 7:59 am
Dragonfly is beautiful. The wings so thin, and patterned in black colored pencil and yet it can fly quick and high. We don’t have to know its name to appreciate.
~bangchik
August 11th, 2009 at 6:30 pm
The mushrooms look like they’re Amanitas, probably Amanita flavoconia. Here’s a link; you can decide whether this gets close:
http://www.mushroomexpert.com/amanita_flavoconia.html