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This morning I spent some time in the brilliant sunshine at a nearby
pond where the dragonflies were very active.
I noticed that a number of fully-grown nymphs had crawled out of
the water and up the stems of plants. They will soon shed their
skins on the plants and become young dragonflies.
Despite having a life span of more than a year, they only live two
months as adult dragonflies. [ link
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Here are some of the dragonflies I watched. |
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Skimmers. They seemed to be the most active and aggressive, often
chasing smaller dragonflies away from their perches. |
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They were also
the least shy, allowing me to get quite close.
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Here's a Cardinal
Meadowhawk in the sunshine.
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They're just as
pretty in the shade.
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A pair of Northern
Bluets rest on a leaf.
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I
think this is a Blue Dasher.
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He had the most
amazing green eyes.
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He posed so nicely
for me.
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