Eastern Pondhawk Dragonflies are ground perchers and are often well camouflaged by fallen leaves and other detritus.
This one nicely posed up on two different fallen tree branches.
Magnolia Plantation & Gardens, Charleston, SC
March 30, 2023
Magnolia Plantation and Gardens, Charleston, SC
September 12, 2022
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
Update: I had originally posted that this flower a Lily, it is not. We were at the Iris gardens and it is an Iris.
Swan Lake and Iris Gardens
June 6, 2022
Going back to a warm October day when a number of dragonflies were flying over the pond and occasionally stopping for rest.
A few even landed on a tree at a height I could capture.
This pair entertained me as one or both repositioned just as I thought I had the shot. I thought it was interesting that they would land so close together.
Ravenswood Pond, Magnolia Plantation & Gardens, Charleston, SC
October 12, 2021
These images are from a September walk when a little breeze interfered with this being the best lens for the day.
An immature or female Eastern Pondhawk dragonfly perched at the base of a giant Live Oak tree.
I have no idea what either of these flowers are but they had attractive textures, the first with a few petals.
And the second one gone-by, but still interesting.
September 14, 2021
Middleton Place, Charleston, SC
I borrowed Ted’s Tamron 18-400 MM lens this morning and put the range flexibility to good use when I spotted an Eastern Pondhawk on a Lily Pad.
I got a decent closer image of the dragonfly and his shadow.
And a nice view of the scene without changing lenses or cameras.
These two dragonfly perches, one a random piece of rebar and one a dead branch, are just a few feet from each other in the corner of a local pond.
I took these three images within a couple of minutes while several dragonflies chased each other off these coveted spots.
I took this final picture at a 90 degree angle from the one just above, capturing a completely different background.
I didn’t have a clear view of the iris at the edge of this swampy area but a dragonfly dropped in to rest a few moments.
May 6, 2021
A dragonfly flew by in an awkward position, sort of tipped to his side, and I thought he must be wounded.
No, he was just weighted down by his lunch, I’d say a skipper moth.
