In Memoriam: jrix
Chasing A Dragon
We have lived here for 50 years and this is only the third time that I have seen a dragonfly in our garden. I first saw this female Common Whitetail (of course I had to google to find the name) on a large rock in our garden. I was able to get a few captures there. Several times she would land on the mulch and then go back to the rock. She didn't show up well in the mulch pictures. Finally she landed on a Veronica blossom long enough for me to get the capture seen below.
While the male common whitetail does indeed have a chalky white abdomen, the female is generally brown with white spots down each side.
~ Arkive.org
Chasing A Dragon
We have lived here for 50 years and this is only the third time that I have seen a dragonfly in our garden. I first saw this female Common Whitetail (of course I had to google to find the name) on a large rock in our garden. I was able to get a few captures there. Several times she would land on the mulch and then go back to the rock. She didn't show up well in the mulch pictures. Finally she landed on a Veronica blossom long enough for me to get the capture seen below.
While the male common whitetail does indeed have a chalky white abdomen, the female is generally brown with white spots down each side.
~ Arkive.org