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Roseate Skimmer

Orthemis ferruginea

Photo by JamieDorton
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Field Notes

Notes:

I watched the mating process. In this the female(bottom left) is depositing her juft fertilized eggs in the water as the male waits hoverring To do it all again. They repeated this more than 7 times.

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PublishedOctober 28, 2011

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