Yesterday afternoon we had a multiple dragonfly visitors in our backyard, after seeing very few all summer.
I’m pretty sure this is a Blue Dasher, even though it was quite small, about 1 1/2 inches (4 cm) long.
This individual tried out several of the dried stems in my patio pots.
Blue Dasher
September 14, 2022
Magnolia Plantation and Gardens, Charleston, SC
September 12, 2022
Pennant dragonflies are known for perching on the tips of vegetation. This one was swaying on a blade of grass at the edge of the Ashley River.
Magnolia Plantation and Gardens, Charleston, SC
September 12, 2022
This image has been hanging out with an unfinished post for a year and I’m cleaning house today. The green background and the stick perch appeal to me.
More from our paddle around the swamp at Cypress Gardens last week where I saw a very few dragonflies.
August 26, 2022
Cypress Gardens, Moncks Corner, SC
While watching the Roseate Skimmer featured in yesterday’s post I noticed a bloom in one of my pots that was nearly the same color as the dragonfly.
Sometimes if you wait long enough an insect will land where you would like to take its picture.
I don’t know the plant, it is a volunteer from one I had a few years ago. It doesn’t look exactly the same, but that fluffy magenta is familiar.
September 3, 2022
We haven’t had many dragonfly visitors in our back yard this summer. Conditions have been wetter and hotter, with no overnight cooldowns. I have no idea if this plays a part or if there are other forces in play.
Today I was quite pleased to spot this Roseate Skimmer perching on a dried hibiscus stem on the patio.
I was even more pleased that he was still there after I went in for my camera.
He stayed around for quite awhile, with the classic dragonfly behavior of returning to the same perch, giving me plenty of viewing options.
September 3, 2022
A Great Blue Skimmer perched in front dangling Spanish moss.
Magnolia Plantation and Gardens, Charleston, SC
July 29, 2022
Three dragonflies resting on three different vegetation choices at the edge of a pond.
Donnelley Wildlife Management Area, SC
August 10, 2022
This metal stake is the remnant of a fence at Magnolia Cemetery. In full sun with the temperature close to 90 F (32 C) the dragonfly kept coming back to it.
Magnolia Cemetery, Charleston, SC
August 7, 2022
