Monday (17 May) afternoon, I spent about an hour roaming the neighborhood with the camera rigged for odes (300 mm lens and an extension tube). I never went farther than about 200 feet from the house.
Odes were abundant on this warm sunny afternoon. I found five species… four dragonflies and a single damselfly.
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The Odes are back!!
Liking the look of the last one. I think the black background helps to pop the insect.
Comment by Joe Kennedy — 21 June 2019 @ 7:46 AM
Hi Frank
Great Ode pics. Thought you might have a spangled skimmer but the stigma on the wings look like black on the inside and white on the outside which is opposite of what they should be. Maybe this is a reflection and truly not black and white stigma markings on the wing tips?
Cheers
K
Comment by Kevin Curry — 21 June 2019 @ 10:24 AM