Possibly a Needham’s Skimmer, and the only angle I was able to get of this dragonfly, perched on a cattail that was past its prime.
July 23, 2021
Orange Dragonfly On Cattail
Possibly a Needham’s Skimmer, and the only angle I was able to get of this dragonfly, perched on a cattail that was past its prime.
July 23, 2021
I agree with your ID, Ellen. I really like the bright color of the mature male Needham’s Skimmers. It chose a pretty interesting perch too.
Thanks, Mike, good to have some confirmation! Funny the things they choose to land on; there were several well formed cattails nearby, but as it turned out this was the closest so a good choice from my perspective.