When I netted this dragonfly along the shoreline of South Prairie Lake, I immediately recognized it as a paddle-tailed darner…
This is the lifer dragonfly that I mentioned in A Trip to Mt. Adams . It is not an uncommon dragonfly in…
I always enjoy watching American Emeralds patrolling an area, because the bronzy thorax and bright green eyes almost glow in…
People who call Four-spotted skimmers dull colored have obviously never seen fresh ones. They are not flashy, but they are…
As I mentioned in ‘Evolution of a Recreational Naturalist – 10,000 Things of the Pacific Northwest ‘, it was finding a…
The only time I had previously seen a Canada Darner was a little over 5 years ago on a little…
So, I’ll just be upfront and admit that this is a revision of a profile I did when I first…
Because these small skimmers (family Libellulidae) often fly together, and look similar, I am posting linked, back to back profiles…
I finally found a Flame Skimmer! I must admit that when I first started looking for them ten years ago…
On my way back from Mt. St. Helens a couple weeks ago I stopped at Seaquest SP in Cowlitz County,…