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…
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,…
Striped Meadowhawks are very common, small (32-36mm) members of the skimmer family (Libellulidae). In shallow, weedy, stagnant ponds with low…
Black Saddlebags are very interesting dragonflies for several reasons. Foremost are the saddlebags themselves, patches of velvety black at the…
Eight-spotted Skimmers are one of our most common species of dragonfly, found almost everywhere there is still or slow moving…