A suburban Chicago ecosystem
Common Green Darner
At the conservation area
Location: Ruth Macintyre Conservation Area Shot Date: Sept. 3, 2023, 8:58 a.m.
Common Green Darners
Ovipositing in tandem at the pond
Location: Ruth Macintyre Conservation Area Shot Date: July 6, 2023, 10:21 a.m.
In flight
Location: Ruth Macintyre Conservation Area Shot Date: July 6, 2023, 9:44 a.m.
Tandem Pair of Common Green Darners
Ovipositing in a puddle in the grass
Location: Ruth Macintyre Conservation Area Shot Date: July 23, 2022, 12:20 p.m.
Immature Male Common Green Darner
Perched on Common Cattail
Location: Ruth Macintyre Conservation Area Shot Date: Sept. 12, 2021, 8:43 a.m.
Ovipositing in wet grass
Location: Ruth Macintyre Conservation Area Shot Date: Aug. 11, 2021, 3:35 p.m.
Ovipositing after mating
Location: Ruth Macintyre Conservation Area Shot Date: April 27, 2021, 10:56 a.m.