While cutting DSV this morning, I found this very, very wet basketail clinging to the bottom of one of the DSV stems. Yet more reason to be careful when working around the DSV. I moved it to a sunny location and as I took some photos it began pumping its wings and soon, once dry, off it flew up into the treetops. Last year while looking for moths at the garden one night, one of these odonates spent the entire time sitting on the white sheet hung out to attract moths!

In addition to this dragonfly, I saw a male common whitetail, a dot-tailed whiteface, and a 12-apotted skimmer. As well, there were some damselflies around including some bluets and a lovely ebony jewelwing!