more about calico pennant dragonflies August 13, 2007
Posted by Sandy in dragon and damselflies, nature.trackback
Remember when I posted this dragonfly a while ago? I thought it was the male calico pennant because it was so colorful. Well, this week I found the one below in the grass at edge of my garden. When I looked it up, I found the male is red. Guess I am used to bright male birds and drab females! Anyway, this a very colorful pair isn’t it? There is a lot to learn about dragonfly identification, and hard sometimes, because the colors in the photos can be deceiving. It is fun to learn though, and I will keep at it.
click on the bottom shot for a better view
A jewel couldn’t be any prettier.
They are both gorgeous! As I mentioned, you are the DF Queen!
How fun that you are able to identify all these insects! You will be an expert soon!
Oh you Lucky, Lucky, Lucky! Wow. Awesome!
Great pictures. They are pretty colorful.
these are really beautiful, i love the opaque colored portion on the wings next to the body. i don’t think I have ever seen one like that before. When I get to maine in a couple days i will keep my eyes peeled for these guys and the beautiful golden gals.
They are lovely creatures…so delicate and colorful!
That red colour is eye catching. You are making me pay more attention to dragonflies in my garden too … the ones here are usually brown or metallic blue in colour.
Interesting dragonfly and great capture. I don’t recall ever seeing one like it.
These are gorgeous, Sandy. We don’t have them here, and they are marvelous to look at. Dragonflies are another one of those things that make me instantly happy.