Halloween Pennant (female)

local time: 1:34 am
Cordova, Memphis

Halloween Pennant (female)

found this dragonfly on 25th July, 2012. the shot was taken at 7:22 pm, using my Canon PowerShot SX40 HS. it was a bit cloudy and the Sun was about to set. had to shoot, hence, in low light. the dragonfly was at far, the grasses on which she was perching were also not still due to continuous wind. but managed some details. happy for that.
yes, i found this dragonfly in my 'treasure island'. it was my first sighting of this dragonfly. well, may be had seen before, but not noticed..

Halloween Pennant (Celithemis eponina) is a North American dragonfly (central & east) which belongs to the family 'Libellulidae'. Libellulidae is the family of Skimmers and is the LARGEST dragonfly family in the world.

the average size of this dragonfly is 30-42 mm.

Halloween Pennant basically lives around ponds, marshes and lakes and often perched on weedy stems.

i too, found this dragonfly besides a pond and in a marshland.

this is basically a Florida dragonfly :)
also abundant in Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and New Mexico.

Blue-fronted Dancer (male)

local time: 5:21
Cordova, Memphis

Blue-fronted Dancer (male)

this is a damselfly which i can find at least one on everyday, if i want. this gorgeous odonata is not much rare here. 'here' means the residential complex where i live now. the complex has got a huge lake (17 acres) and if searched, this species of damselfly can surely be found around it. well why not? Blue-fronted Dancer (Argia apicalis) belongs to the family 'Coenagrionidae', which is the family of Pond Damsels.

this photograph was taken on 17th June, 2012. at 1:02 pm. using my Canon PowerShot SX40 HS. a finishing touch was given using CS5. the BG here is the jogging trail.

Blue Dasher (male)

local time: 9:56 am
Cordova, Memphis

Blue Dasher (male)

i found this beautiful dragonfly almost a month back during a walk along the lovely jogging trail of our residential complex in Cordova, Memphis.

it was 16th June, 2012, to be specific. and was 6:39 pm when i took this shot. i remember i saw a big black squirrel on that day.. at the same place where i had seen this dragonfly. it's a small wood in our residential complex. near to the lake. that was my first sighting of a squirrel here; and that big! i also had seen a new bird there. on that day only. a Brown Thrasher.

anyway, lets come to the point. when i took this shot i had no idea of its ID. got to know it later. the dragonfly was a bit far. had to zoom a lot to get him. golden light of the setting Sun was falling on him. he looked marvelous.. the greenish BG comes from the lake.

this particular perch is a favourite. to this dragonfly and some others. i found this dragonfly (Blue Dasher male.. may be the same one or a similar) perching there many times on other days.

Blue Dasher dragonfly (Pachydiplax longipennis) belongs to the family 'Libellulidae'... which is the family of Skimmers.