Posts Tagged: Libellula saturata
Why That Ol' Flame Stakes Out the Back Yard
Sometimes the red flameskimmer dragonfly (Libellula saturata) will let you approach it. Sometimes...
Red flameskimmer dragonfly (Libellula saturata) perches on a bamboo stake. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Hmm, is this my best side? Red flameskimmer dragonfly (Libellula saturata) perching on a bamboo stake. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
The red flameskimmer dragonfly (Libellula saturata) tries a new position. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Late afternoon sun sets the red flameskimmer aglow. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Right Color, Wrong Species
You never know what you'll see in your pollinator garden. That's why it's always a good idea to...
A Gulf Fritillary butterfly checking out a red flameskimmer dragonfly. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Closer and closer. The Gulf Frit heads straight for the flameskimmer. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Oops! You're not a prospective mate. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A Little Wind Beneath His Wings
It was windy enough to trigger a small craft advisory. Yet here comes a flameskimmer dragonfly...
Caught in flight: Flameskimmer dragonfly,Libellula saturata. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A flameskimmer dragonfly, Libellula saturata, perches on a bamboo stake. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Small craft advisory! A gust of wind tousles the wings of Big Red, the flameskimmer dragonfly. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A different view. Flameskimmer dragonfly on his bamboo perch. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
The Flameskimmers Are Back!
The flameskimmers are back! We've been waiting for the new generation of flameskimmers, aka...
The flameskimmer or firecracker skimmer (Libellula saturata) perches on a bamboo stake. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Flameskimmer in motion. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Up Close and Personal with a Female Flame Skimmer
What a beauty. But not nearly as striking as her male counterpart. The flame skimmer dragonfly...
A female flame skimmer. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Female flame skimmer being photographed with the camera of Gary Zamzow. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)