A dragonfly, resting on a dried twig in front of now forgotten orange vegetation.
Taken at the Okefenokee Swamp back in April, I hadn’t published this post as I work on learning more about dragonfly ID. Cleaning up my drafts today, and I think this is a female Great Blue Skimmer.
After photographing the dragonfly for my post Dragonfly, Yellowish Abdomen that was perched on a branch I was surprised to spot a couple on the ground. So much for dragonflies sticking to one behavior!
This was on a short side trail off the mowed grass trail that was strewn with leaves and sticks.
The dragonfly flew to my other side, nicely perching on a dried seed head of some kind.
Fellow blogger Mike Powell (MichaelQPowell.com/)Â thinks my first post was of a juvenile female Great Blue Skimmer. I’ve just bought Dragonflies and Damselflies of the East and am on my way to learning more about the dragonfly and damselfly worlds; at more than 500 pages there is a lot to know.
I spotted several dragonflies while walking around a small, rather overgrown pond.
A ten to twelve foot (about 3 Meters) wide grassy area is kept mowed and a few dragonflies were zipping ahead of me over the grass while some stayed over the pond.
This one obligingly stopped for a break, even staying in position as I passed by and shot from a different angle.
April 22, 2021
