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According to eNature.com's online insect guide, that is a female Common Whitetail Dragonfly. Go to eNature.com to check it out. They have the BEST online guides to identify ANY plant, animal, bird, fish, amphibian, reptile, or insect, native to North America. By using the Advance Search mode, you can GREATLY reduce the number of choices of what you are looking for by using their fill in the blank methods.
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There are lot of different dragonflies. I have a field guide at work called dragonflies through binoculars.It's pretty thick. Lots and lots of different ones.
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I love taking Pictures of Dragonfly's!! I hope it is Ok to add to yours Angel!!
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* * * * Tonight I am having friends for dinner... Hanibal Lector My Album Plants: 13562 | From: Lawrence,Ma | Registered: Mar 2006
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looks like our dragon flies... awesome pics everyone, thanks for sharing
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Rita !! Absolutely it's okay to add to mine!! Wrennie got me interested Ha HA thru our gift exchange( Funny how ones's interest begins with an extention from another members interest here isn't it)?!!
Thornius!! Once again you pulled thru on an ID for me I will be sure to book mark eNature.com Thanks!!
Jiffy and Weezie I think it's cool I can enjoy seeing the same Dragon fly that you two have in your part of the U.S. !!!!! It's becoming a habit >everytime I go outside the camera goes with !!
I would really love to capture a picture of red ones and the jeweled ones here,, they are simply beautiful! But Dang they fly sooo fast! I got lucky with that picture!!
I am thrilled they eat those little pests!!! I have a ton of Dragons here ... I have been trying to get a pic of a beautiful Green one!! Boy you are right Angel They are FAST!!!
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I keep My digital in my pocket 24/7. The best way to get a Dragonfly to sit still for you is to go fishing. They Will ALWAYS fly by and land with their wings spread, right on the tip of your fishing pole!
* * * * A bird in the hand......can sometimes be a mess. Plants: 2894 | From: Nashville, TN | Registered: May 2005
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* * * * Tonight I am having friends for dinner... Hanibal Lector My Album Plants: 13562 | From: Lawrence,Ma | Registered: Mar 2006
| Seeded: 66.31.21.34
* * * * Tonight I am having friends for dinner... Hanibal Lector My Album Plants: 13562 | From: Lawrence,Ma | Registered: Mar 2006
| Seeded: 66.31.21.34
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OMG, Christina came through for me!
What a nice dragonfly you make Thorny!
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Here's one I've tried catching a shot of.He does follow when I water the plants.I like its white stripe across wings.its also larger than the others in my yard.my red ones returned this year& I some green ones that hang in one area.When I'm fishing,they useually land on my bobber or my beer.
I'm still working on a closer shot.
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Cute, I don't see them around here all that often....once in a while they'll zip by my head...but it's not an everyday occurence.
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Took me a bit of time to find it too.. Is that a Mantis as well in there? Or Just a leaf?
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I can never get enough photos of dragonflies. Sometimes they cooperate..sometimes they don't! lol Here's a shot I got at the lake one day. This little guy sat there forever like he was posing for me. Now why can't they all do that?
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Inspired by you all, I went out and tried to take a few shots of the dragonflies that haunt my garden. I was really hoping to see this gorgeous blue dragonfly but found the brown one instead. Here is my album, I just hate to shrink the pics, and I really should start cropping them down to the main focus. I just love the detail you get with a monstrously huge picture.
Sarah
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That's hot (sorry, I'm a Paris Hilton fan) . Sarah, you can identify any living creature, plant OR animal, using eNature.com. They have online field guides for all flora and fauna of North America. Using their Advanced Search, you can fill in the blanks to reduce your choices of lifeform you are trying to identify down to just a handful. Here is the site:
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Thanks for the link Thornius! I'm going to have to bookmark it for future reference. The dragonfly I had hoped to see was a Twelve Spotted Skimmer. Such a pretty "bug". And, I'm guessing, that the one I got pics of is a Common Whitetail.
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I really like your album you got there! It's always fun to coordinate the color of the page with your dragonfly. Makes it much more dramatic and attractive. And, what a great pic!! That guy must've been posing for you, just begging to get his picture taken!!
Sarah
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Wow, I bet you were wishing you'd brought your camera!!
Kim, I just looked at the rest of your pics in that album, and I've got to say, those look awesome. I really like the pictures of the praying mantis. You could've warned me about the spider pics though. lol
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