This dragonfly?? wings are translucent and black these are the best pictures I could get.., can any one confirm it IS a dragonfly?





dragons flies I see around here are usually red, blue and jeweled.. this one is much larger than the colored ones .

It looks like the on'es we have up here...

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.

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.

I love taking Pictures of Dragonfly's!! I hope it is Ok to add to yours Angel!!

looks like our dragon flies... awesome pics everyone, thanks for sharing

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!!!

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!

Many species of insects can be found throughout the U.S. and Canada.

I came here expecting to see Thornys head stuck onto a Dragonfly body!

Love those pics!

Hopefully Christina didn't see that Laura...

UH, OH!

UHHHH OHHHH is it permanent??

Oh bummer!!! I'm so sorry Rita...I didn't even think to ask permission to use your pic....I am SOOOO sorry!!!! I really am...I'm such a !!!!!

I'll delete it if you want. No prob...I'd understand.

Ohh no I thought it was quit funny!!

OMG, Christina came through for me!

What a nice dragonfly you make Thorny!

Good picture there.....

Oh I'm crying over here!!! That is too good Christina

Erm......Buzzzz?

Oh my! A very rare and elusive Dragonflius Thornus Buzzerius!

Aww...we love ya Thorny.

Yep we do..... That was just too funny to pass up!

Why if I had a Thornius Dragonfly I wouldn't sell it for all the money in the world!

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.

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.

njoynit, that is the same dragonfly as the first picture in this thread. That is the MALE of the species. The first picture was of a FEMALE.

cool. i had a baby in my car tonight. i made sure i got it out so it wouldn't cook tomorrow!

This is the best pic I could get of mine...he kept flying away...


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I'll keep trying!

Now that's a camouflaged dragonfly.

Took me a bit of time to find it too.. Is that a Mantis as well in there? Or Just a leaf?

Just a leaf...I probably should've said he is to the left of the pic...like I said- I'll keep trying!

This one is MUCH better...it only took me 3 days and I don't know HOW many shots! Thank God for digital cameras!!

Oh gosh, that IS A GORGEOUS SHOT!!!
WOWWWWWWWWWWW!

Thanks Weezie!

*nother dragonfly lover here*

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?


Bigger photo here

Jakesangel!!!! WOW!! Beautiful Coloring!!,, the enlarged pic is awesome

ohhhhhhhh, isn't that GORGEOUS!!
I love ..
Great camera too...

I caught this one doing bug patrol.A lil green machine doing duty on my kumquat.

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

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:

eNature\'s Field Guides

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.

Sarah your photos are GORGEOUS girl. I'm like you..I hate shrinking photos..especially those in macro mode. Leave'em huge! lol

Dragonflies are too fun to shoot. I guess it's the whole thrill of "how long can ya be still for me". lol

Here's the last one I shot. I haven't looked him up yet but he sure is green. Dragonfly

Jakesangel, Your dragonfly is an Eastern Pondhawk. Here is a link to your precious:

Eastern Pondhawk

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

I saw Swarms of Common Whitetails today in a small creek about 100 yards east of my house plus two beautiful American Goldfinches.

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

Thank you Thorny! My goodness..it says the Eastern Pondhawk sometimes captures Damselflies. Bad dragonfly! lol

Sarah thank you so much for the compliments! The praying mantis photos are my fav. too. I'm sad to say he met an untimely death. He was on our steps when hubby left for work the next morning. I didn't want to look! I think the cat must have *played* with him. He will live on in his sweet pictures tho. Can you tell I love all critters? lol

These pictures are sooooooo neattttttttttt!!!
They just keep getting better and better...
Thanks everyone for adding them!!!!

Here is another type of dragonfly, I shot this one at the pond behind our house.....they are very fast.
[IMG]http://i103.photobucket.com/albums....please let me know if you can see the pic, as I am somewhat new to this process....
I have lots of butterfly photos on photobucket, along with garden photos.....
enjoy and thanks for sharing the enature info....


Kratz7