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Dragonflies and Damselflies

Deep in the sun-searched growths the dragonfly
Hangs like a blue thread loosened from the sky.
- - - Dante Gabriel Rossetti "Silent Noon"
#1485 MY11
#1485 MY11		 #1503 MY11
#1503 MY11		 #1596 MY11
#1596 MY11		 #1608 MY11
#1608 MY11		 #1865 JL10
#1865 JL10
#3546 JL9
#3546 JL9		 #5726 S8
#5726 S8		 #8060 JN8
#8060 JN8		 #8734 JN8
#8734 JN8		 #8925 JN8
#8925 JN8
#9543 S10
#9543 S10		 American-Emerald-female
American-Emerald-female		 Aurora Damsel male
Aurora Damsel male		 Band-winged Meadowhawk AU8 #5260
Band-winged Meadowhawk AU8 #5260		 Band-winged Meadowhawk AU7 #2278
Band-winged Meadowhawk AU7 #2278
Band-winged Meadowhawk AU7 #3785
Band-winged Meadowhawk AU7 #3785		 Band-winged Meadowhawk AU9 #4091
Band-winged Meadowhawk AU9 #4091		 Band-winged Meadowhawk S7 #4312
Band-winged Meadowhawk S7 #4312		 Band-winged Meadowhawk S8 #6792
Band-winged Meadowhawk S8 #6792		 Black Saddlebags - Tramea lacerata AU9 #2972
Black Saddlebags - Tramea lacerata AU9 #2972
Black Saddlebags - Tramea lacerata S8 #7430
Black Saddlebags - Tramea lacerata S8 #7430		 Black-tipped Darner - Aeshna tuberculifera AU5 #0086
Black-tipped Darner - Aeshna tuberculifera AU5 #0086		 Black-tipped Darner - Aeshna tuberculifera AU5 #0145
Black-tipped Darner - Aeshna tuberculifera AU5 #0145		 Black-tipped Darner - Aeshna tuberculifera AU5 #29
Black-tipped Darner - Aeshna tuberculifera AU5 #29		 Black-tipped Darner - Aeshna tuberculifera AU5 #51
Black-tipped Darner - Aeshna tuberculifera AU5 #51
Black-tipped Darner - Aeshna tuberculifera AU5 #155
Black-tipped Darner - Aeshna tuberculifera AU5 #155		 Blue Dasher - Pachydiplax longipennis JL10 #9939
Blue Dasher - Pachydiplax longipennis JL10 #9939		 Blue Dasher - Pachydiplax longipennis AU7 #3810
Blue Dasher - Pachydiplax longipennis AU7 #3810		 Blue Dasher - Pachydiplax longipennis AU8 #5924
Blue Dasher - Pachydiplax longipennis AU8 #5924		 Blue Dasher - Pachydiplax longipennis JL10 #9956
Blue Dasher - Pachydiplax longipennis JL10 #9956
Blue Dasher - Pachydiplax longipennis JL7 #0892
Blue Dasher - Pachydiplax longipennis JL7 #0892		 Blue Dasher - Pachydiplax longipennis JL7 #9034
Blue Dasher - Pachydiplax longipennis JL7 #9034		 Blue Dasher - Pachydiplax longipennis JL9 #3788
Blue Dasher - Pachydiplax longipennis JL9 #3788		 Blue Dasher - Pachydiplax longipennis JL9 #3818
Blue Dasher - Pachydiplax longipennis JL9 #3818		 Blue Dasher - Pachydiplax longipennis JN8 #820
Blue Dasher - Pachydiplax longipennis JN8 #820
Blue Dasher - Pachydiplax longipennis AU5 #0005
Blue Dasher - Pachydiplax longipennis AU5 #0005		 Blue Dasher - Pachydiplax longipennis AU9 #4334
Blue Dasher - Pachydiplax longipennis AU9 #4334		 Blue Dasher - Pachydiplax longipennis JL9 #3867
Blue Dasher - Pachydiplax longipennis JL9 #3867		 Blue Dasher Female - Pachydiplax longipennis JL8 #2071
Blue Dasher Female - Pachydiplax longipennis JL8 #2071		 Blue Dasher Female - Pachydiplax longipennis #2098
Blue Dasher Female - Pachydiplax longipennis #2098
Blue Dasher JL11 #6593
Blue Dasher JL11 #6593		 Bluet-Teneral AU7 #2011
Bluet-Teneral AU7 #2011		 Bluets JL7 #9406
Bluets JL7 #9406		 Calico Pennant #8084
Calico Pennant #8084		 Calico Pennant #4912
Calico Pennant #4912
Calico Pennant JL10 #1912
Calico Pennant JL10 #1912		 Canada Darner - Aeshna canadensis O10 #1713
Canada Darner - Aeshna canadensis O10 #1713		 Canada Darner - Aeshna canadensis O10 #1750
Canada Darner - Aeshna canadensis O10 #1750		 Chalk Fronted Corporal - Libellula julia JN11 #2332
Chalk Fronted Corporal - Libellula julia JN11 #2332		 Chalk Fronted Corporal - Libellula julia JN11 2379
Chalk Fronted Corporal - Libellula julia JN11 2379
Chalk-fronted Corporal JN11 #1345
Chalk-fronted Corporal JN11 #1345		 Chalk-fronted Corporal - Libellula julia JN9 #1017
Chalk-fronted Corporal - Libellula julia JN9 #1017		 Chalk-fronted Corporal - Libellula julia JN9 #8332
Chalk-fronted Corporal - Libellula julia JN9 #8332		 Clubtail JN9 #8448
Clubtail JN9 #8448		 Common Basketail JN7# 7360
Common Basketail JN7# 7360
Common Baskettail - Epitheca princeps JN9 #9890
Common Baskettail - Epitheca princeps JN9 #9890		 Common Baskettail JN11 #1100
Common Baskettail JN11 #1100		 Common Baskettail JN11 #1172
Common Baskettail JN11 #1172		 Common Baskettail JN11 #2304
Common Baskettail JN11 #2304		 Common Green Darner AU7 #2700
Common Green Darner AU7 #2700
Common Green Darner O5 #90
Common Green Darner O5 #90		 Common Green Darners mating MY10 #4644
Common Green Darners mating MY10 #4644		 Common Spreadwing
Common Spreadwing		 Common Whitetail #4545
Common Whitetail #4545		 Common Whitetail Female AU11 #8277
Common Whitetail Female AU11 #8277
Common Whitetail JL10 #2250
Common Whitetail JL10 #2250		 Common Whitetail JL7 #8274
Common Whitetail JL7 #8274		 Common Whitetail male
Common Whitetail male		 Common Whitetail male
Common Whitetail male		 Common Whitetail-female
Common Whitetail-female
Damsel JL7 #9629
Damsel JL7 #9629		 Damsel JL7-9605
Damsel JL7-9605		 Damselfly JL7 #9898
Damselfly JL7 #9898		 Damsels JL8 #1643
Damsels JL8 #1643		 Dot-tailed Whiteface #5347
Dot-tailed Whiteface #5347
Dot-tailed Whiteface - Leucorrhinia intacta #5108
Dot-tailed Whiteface - Leucorrhinia intacta #5108		 Dot-tailed Whiteface - Leucorrhinia intacta JN10 #8716
Dot-tailed Whiteface - Leucorrhinia intacta JN10 #8716		 Dot-tailed Whiteface - Leucorrhinia intacta JN7 #7356
Dot-tailed Whiteface - Leucorrhinia intacta JN7 #7356		 Dot-tailed Whiteface - Leucorrhinia intacta JN7 #7377
Dot-tailed Whiteface - Leucorrhinia intacta JN7 #7377		 Dot-tailed Whiteface - Leucorrhinia intacta JN9 #1045
Dot-tailed Whiteface - Leucorrhinia intacta JN9 #1045
Dot-tailed Whiteface-Leucorrhinia intacta JN9 #1039
Dot-tailed Whiteface-Leucorrhinia intacta JN9 #1039		 Dragonfly Exuvia #8137
Dragonfly Exuvia #8137		 Dragonfly Exuvia JN10 #8741
Dragonfly Exuvia JN10 #8741		 Eastern Forktail
Eastern Forktail		 Eastern Forktail - Female JN10 #7854
Eastern Forktail - Female JN10 #7854
Eastern Forktail - Female JN10 #6611
Eastern Forktail - Female JN10 #6611		 Eastern Forktail Female JN8 #8135
Eastern Forktail Female JN8 #8135		 Eastern forktail JL7 #9740
Eastern forktail JL7 #9740		 Eastern Forktail JL9 #2339
Eastern Forktail JL9 #2339		 Eastern Forktail JN7 #7157
Eastern Forktail JN7 #7157
Eastern Forktail JN7 #7169
Eastern Forktail JN7 #7169		 Eastern Forktail JN7 #7208
Eastern Forktail JN7 #7208		 Eastern Forktail JN7 #7349
Eastern Forktail JN7 #7349		 Eastern Forktail- Ischnura verticalis JL8 #1671
Eastern Forktail- Ischnura verticalis JL8 #1671		 Eastern Pondhawk - Erythemis simplicicollis #8120
Eastern Pondhawk - Erythemis simplicicollis #8120
Eastern Pondhawk - Erythemis simplicicollis JL7 #9308
Eastern Pondhawk - Erythemis simplicicollis JL7 #9308		 Eastern Pondhawk - Erythemis simplicicollis JL7 #9435
Eastern Pondhawk - Erythemis simplicicollis JL7 #9435		 Eastern Pondhawk - Erythemis simplicicollis JL8 #0900
Eastern Pondhawk - Erythemis simplicicollis JL8 #0900		 Eastern Pondhawk - Erythemis simplicicollis AU7 #2600
Eastern Pondhawk - Erythemis simplicicollis AU7 #2600		 Eastern Pondhawk JL10 #2541
Eastern Pondhawk JL10 #2541
Eastern Pondhawk-Erythemis simplicicollis JN9 #7784
Eastern Pondhawk-Erythemis simplicicollis JN9 #7784		 Ebony Jewellwing - Calopteryx maculata AU5 #0022
Ebony Jewellwing - Calopteryx maculata AU5 #0022		 Ebony Jewelwing - Calopteryx maculata AU5 #0031
Ebony Jewelwing - Calopteryx maculata AU5 #0031		 Emerald Spreadwing AU9 #4746
Emerald Spreadwing AU9 #4746		 Emerald Spreadwing JN9 #0298
Emerald Spreadwing JN9 #0298
Emerald Spreadwing JN9 #0303
Emerald Spreadwing JN9 #0303		 Enallagma basidens - Double-striped Bluet-Female JN11 #1374
Enallagma basidens - Double-striped Bluet-Female JN11 #1374		 Familiar Bluet
Familiar Bluet		 Familiar Bluet AU8 #3898
Familiar Bluet AU8 #3898		 Familiar Bluet JL8 #1602
Familiar Bluet JL8 #1602
Familiar Bluet JN7 #7129
Familiar Bluet JN7 #7129		 Familiar Bluet JN7 #7541
Familiar Bluet JN7 #7541		 Familiar Bluet JN7 #7621
Familiar Bluet JN7 #7621		 Familiar Bluets-mating
Familiar Bluets-mating		 Four Spotted Skimmer - Libellula quadrimaculata JN11 #2222
Four Spotted Skimmer - Libellula quadrimaculata JN11 #2222
Four Spotted Skimmer - Libellula quadrimaculata JN11 #2225
Four Spotted Skimmer - Libellula quadrimaculata JN11 #2225		 Four-spotted pottedSkimmer JN11 #1391
Four-spotted pottedSkimmer JN11 #1391		 Four-spotted Skimmer - Libellula quadrimaculata JN9 #8341
Four-spotted Skimmer - Libellula quadrimaculata JN9 #8341		 Four-spotted Skimmer- Libellula quadrimaculata JN11 #1813
Four-spotted Skimmer- Libellula quadrimaculata JN11 #1813		 Four-spotted Skimmer- Libellula quadrimaculata MY10 #0648
Four-spotted Skimmer- Libellula quadrimaculata MY10 #0648
Four-spotted Skimmer-Libellula quadrimaculata MY10 #0678
Four-spotted Skimmer-Libellula quadrimaculata MY10 #0678		 Fragile Forktail - Ischnura posita JN10 #7429
Fragile Forktail - Ischnura posita JN10 #7429		 Fragile Forktail - Ischnura posita JN10 #7448
Fragile Forktail - Ischnura posita JN10 #7448		 Fragile Forktail - Ischnura posita JN7 #7385
Fragile Forktail - Ischnura posita JN7 #7385		 Fragile Forktail- Ischnura posita JN11 #2411
Fragile Forktail- Ischnura posita JN11 #2411
Fragile Forktail- Ischnura posita JN11 #2416
Fragile Forktail- Ischnura posita JN11 #2416		 Green Darners JN11 #1349
Green Darners JN11 #1349		 Halloween Pennant AU7 #2152
Halloween Pennant AU7 #2152		 Halloween Pennant AU7 #2359
Halloween Pennant AU7 #2359		 Halloween Pennant JL10 #2529
Halloween Pennant JL10 #2529
Halloween Pennant JL10 #2933
Halloween Pennant JL10 #2933		 Halloween Pennant JL10 #2992
Halloween Pennant JL10 #2992		 Halloween Pennant JL10 #3000
Halloween Pennant JL10 #3000		 Halloween Pennant JL8 #2205
Halloween Pennant JL8 #2205		 JL7 #9807
JL7 #9807
JL7 #9816
JL7 #9816		 Lance-tipped Darner (Aeshna constricta) #6004 S8
Lance-tipped Darner (Aeshna constricta) #6004 S8		 Lance-tipped Darner AU8 #3184
Lance-tipped Darner AU8 #3184		 Lancet Clubtail JN11 #2170
Lancet Clubtail JN11 #2170		 Lancet Clubtail JN11 #2405
Lancet Clubtail JN11 #2405
Mating Common Darners #8144
Mating Common Darners #8144		 Mating Damsels JL8 #1628
Mating Damsels JL8 #1628		 Meadowhawk JL10 #2259
Meadowhawk JL10 #2259		 Meadowhawk JL10 #2268
Meadowhawk JL10 #2268		 Meadowhawk JN8 #9001
Meadowhawk JN8 #9001
Powdered Dancer - Argia moesta AU8 #3450
Powdered Dancer - Argia moesta AU8 #3450		 Powdered Dancer - Argia moesta AU8 #3387
Powdered Dancer - Argia moesta AU8 #3387		 Powdered Dancer - Argia moesta AU8 #3452
Powdered Dancer - Argia moesta AU8 #3452		 Powdered Dancer - Argia moesta S9 #8721
Powdered Dancer - Argia moesta S9 #8721		 Powdered Dancer - Argia moesta S9 #8739
Powdered Dancer - Argia moesta S9 #8739
Powdered Dancer -Argia moesta AU8 #3381
Powdered Dancer -Argia moesta AU8 #3381		 Powdered Dancer female -Argia moesta JN8 #9090
Powdered Dancer female -Argia moesta JN8 #9090		 Powdered Dancer MY10 #4327
Powdered Dancer MY10 #4327		 Racquet Tailed Emerald JN11 #1048
Racquet Tailed Emerald JN11 #1048		 Racquet-tailed Emerald MY10 #4509
Racquet-tailed Emerald MY10 #4509
Shadow Darner
Shadow Darner		 Slaty Skimmer - Libellula incesta JN11 #2460
Slaty Skimmer - Libellula incesta JN11 #2460		 Slaty Skimmer - Libellula incesta JN9 #8456
Slaty Skimmer - Libellula incesta JN9 #8456		 Slaty Skimmer-immature JN11 #2392
Slaty Skimmer-immature JN11 #2392		 Slaty Skimmers Mating - Libellula incesta JN9 #1097
Slaty Skimmers Mating - Libellula incesta JN9 #1097
Slaty Skimmers Mating-Libellula incesta JN9 #1099
Slaty Skimmers Mating-Libellula incesta JN9 #1099		 Slender Spreadwing JL8 #2733
Slender Spreadwing JL8 #2733		 Spot-winged Glider JN8 #9158
Spot-winged Glider JN8 #9158		 Sympetrum sp AU5 #165
Sympetrum sp AU5 #165		 Sympetrum sp AU5 #173
Sympetrum sp AU5 #173
Sympetrum sp. male #8683
Sympetrum sp. male #8683		 Sympetrum-sp
Sympetrum-sp		 Sympetrum-sp male #8718
Sympetrum-sp male #8718		 Teneral Bluet AU7 #2232
Teneral Bluet AU7 #2232		 Teneral Widow Skimmer JN7 #7632
Teneral Widow Skimmer JN7 #7632
Tule Bluet - Enallagma carunculatum AU9 #7373
Tule Bluet - Enallagma carunculatum AU9 #7373		 Tule Bluet - Enallagma carunculatum JL7 #9138
Tule Bluet - Enallagma carunculatum JL7 #9138		 Tule Bluet - Enallagma carunculatum JL7 #9146
Tule Bluet - Enallagma carunculatum JL7 #9146		 Tule Bluet - Enallagma carunculatum JL7 #9149
Tule Bluet - Enallagma carunculatum JL7 #9149		 Twelve spotted skimmer
Twelve spotted skimmer
Twelve Spotted Skimmer JL7 #9773
Twelve Spotted Skimmer JL7 #9773		 Twelve-spotted Skimmer #6173
Twelve-spotted Skimmer #6173		 Twelve-spotted Skimmer male
Twelve-spotted Skimmer male		 Twelve-spotted Skimmer-male
Twelve-spotted Skimmer-male		 Whiite-faced Meadowhawk AU7 #1658
Whiite-faced Meadowhawk AU7 #1658
White-faced Meadowhawk
White-faced Meadowhawk		 White-faced Meadowhawk
White-faced Meadowhawk		 White-faced Meadowhawk JN8 #8196.
White-faced Meadowhawk JN8 #8196.		 White-faced Meadowhawk #8705
White-faced Meadowhawk #8705		 White-faced Meadowhawk AU7 #2759
White-faced Meadowhawk AU7 #2759
White-faced Meadowhawk AU7 #3275
White-faced Meadowhawk AU7 #3275		 White-faced Meadowhawk JL8 #3295
White-faced Meadowhawk JL8 #3295		 White-faced Meadowhawks AU8 #5686
White-faced Meadowhawks AU8 #5686		 Widow skimmer
Widow skimmer		 Widow Skimmer - Libellula luctuosa #8070
Widow Skimmer - Libellula luctuosa #8070
Widow Skimmer - Libellula luctuosa AU7 #2371
Widow Skimmer - Libellula luctuosa AU7 #2371		 Widow Skimmer - Libellula luctuosa AU8 #3821
Widow Skimmer - Libellula luctuosa AU8 #3821		 Widow Skimmer - Libellula luctuosa JL7 #8314
Widow Skimmer - Libellula luctuosa JL7 #8314		 Widow Skimmer - Libellula luctuosa JN8 #9069
Widow Skimmer - Libellula luctuosa JN8 #9069		 Widow Skimmer - Libellula luctuosa JN9 #1116
Widow Skimmer - Libellula luctuosa JN9 #1116
Widow Skimmer JL11 #6577
Widow Skimmer JL11 #6577		 Widow Skimmer JL9 #9381
Widow Skimmer JL9 #9381		 Widow Skimmer JN11 #1431
Widow Skimmer JN11 #1431		 Yellow Legged Meadowhawk #9612
Yellow Legged Meadowhawk #9612		 Yellow-legged Meadowhawk S10 #9194
Yellow-legged Meadowhawk S10 #9194

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Charlie McCartney 10-Sep-2010 03:58
You have some superb images of a difficult subject... well done.
Tom Payne 10-Sep-2010 00:37
Excellent gallery, and great pics, a lot of hard work here.
Carol Senske 06-Aug-2010 13:33
You've given us an amazing and beautiful resource! Thank you.
libelletje 14-Oct-2009 18:54
Marvellous dragonfly and damselfly gallery. Some excellent shots. A lot of the species in Canada are kind of familiar with our species. Congratulations with your work and thanks for showing.V

Patrick
Ashley Hockenberry 15-Jul-2009 02:07
Nice work
Eric Cyrenne 30-Aug-2008 05:26
Wonderful gallery. The images are so sharp!
Richard Gregory 10-Jul-2008 19:15
Nice stuff Naomi! Thank you for providing the names, I had NO IDEA they were so interesting.

Rich
adagiobiagio 10-Jul-2008 17:46
a great collection!
Lampridis Dimitris 18-Sep-2007 22:22
Amazing collection , Excellent work !!! '' VOTE '' ................
Milan Vogrin 01-Jul-2007 17:10
Great collection!
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