During my walk this morning, I stopped at a sunny spot along a forest road to see what odes were present. Sunny spots in a wooded landscape are “hot spots” that concentrate odes.
The road is roughly eight feet wide and the sunny spot was roughly twelve feet long.
I was able to photograph four species of dragonflies in the small area: hudsonian whiteface, chalk-fronted corporal, racket-tailed emerald and one that I have not identified yet*. There were small numbers (3-6) individuals of the first two species and single individuals of the last two species in this small patch of sunlight.
As it was yesterday, chalk-fronted corporals were abundant along the road with small numbers of hudsonian whitefaces also present.
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* An immature male frosted whiteface. Thanks to Nick et al. from the NEOdes mailing list for the ID.
Hi,
It’s helpful to know your location. Monadnock Region? NH? USA? Good to spell this stuff out. It’s a big world with lots of people and places.
Thanks.
Soheil
Lexington, MA
Comment by Soheil Zendeh — 11 June 2018 @ 8:47 AM
You’re Back!! Not in season until your first set of odes are published. Such a fine group here!
Comment by Joe — 11 June 2018 @ 7:43 PM