observed hunting over vegetation, 6491a
observed hunting over vegetation, 6563a
observed hunting over vegetation, 6628a
observed hunting over vegetation, 6691a
Saw my life first of these a couple of days ago ... and today there were dozens of them around.
First day of ode season; a little frustrating because I saw three different species (Anax junius, Aeshna palmata, and either Plathemis lydia or Libellula luctuosa), as well as a pair of Common Greens flying in tandem, and only got a couple of usable shots. Happily, this was one of them.
I managed to document some good species diversity at this location last year. Hopefully, this year will hold more of the same.
Observed flying patrol / hunting sweeps; white frons with dark suture line. I did my best to get better photos, but I swear that he figured out my camera's multi-exposure shutter speed, and timed his fly-bys accordingly.