Ruby Meadowhawk

Thanks Ashish, I had already looked at that. But if you look on BugGuide.net you will see the question as to how to differentiate between Ruby Meadowlark and White-faced and Cherry-faced. It is very difficult in the field and they claim impossible by a photograph. So I stick with my ? as I am not an expert on dragonflies of any species. Isn't it fun researching all this? In my head, I am going to call it Sympetrum rubicundulum, but reserve my question mark until I learn more about this.

Thanks! I also see in the bug guide that this species is virtually impossible to tell apart in a photograph from two other Sympetrum species, so I will keep a question mark next to it, to remind myself of this for the future! Thanks for all the help. I am really enjoying looking at dragonflies for the first time. Birds have always been my passion.

Thanks! Do you know if the lighter one is the same species?