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Dragonfly

Photo by wade1
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Field Notes

Description:

A dragonfly, about 4 or 5 inches in length, resting on what looks like a bunch of mini fruit or berries. It stayed there for about 5 whole minutes.

Habitat:

It was found near the picnic table overlooking the water, close to the water, and farther away from the woods.

Notes:

Taken on a sunny fall day between 9 and 10am.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (5)
rajahnah1
This looks like it could be the Blue-Eyed Darner, however as for the obvious the Blue-eyed Darner is blue, so the search continues...
lucy1
The wings look very long on this dragonfly, nice job.
deon1
Cool picture. It must be really hard to capture the moment.
ethanr1
Nice picture. Dragonflies are interesting looking bugs. I wonder why it was so peaceful while you took the photo?
patrick5
You must have a very good camera! I love the delicate detail on the wings of the dragonfly and the color of the plant. I'm not 100% sure but I think that plant is stag horn sumac. I've had it in lemonade…it tastes really good!

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Portsmouth Abbey Wildlife
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PublishedSeptember 12, 2014

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