A suburban Chicago ecosystem
Species Spotlight
Twelve-spotted Skimmer: Twelve-spotted Skimmer perched on the pond bank
The Dragonfly Festival Continues
July 20, 2020
Dragonfly Palooza
July 18, 2020
Male Twelve-spotted Skimmer
At the pond
Location: Ruth Macintyre Conservation Area Shot Date: July 19, 2023, 10:15 a.m.
Twelve-spotted Skimmer
At the creek at the conservation area
Location: Ruth Macintyre Conservation Area Shot Date: July 20, 2022, 9:27 a.m.
Twelve-spotted Skimmer Male
At the conservation area
Location: Ruth Macintyre Conservation Area Shot Date: June 30, 2022, 9:46 a.m.
Female Twelve-spotted Skimmer
Location: Ruth Macintyre Conservation Area Shot Date: Aug. 28, 2021, 9:06 a.m.
Location: Ruth Macintyre Conservation Area Shot Date: Aug. 28, 2021, 9:04 a.m.
Location: Ruth Macintyre Conservation Area Shot Date: July 4, 2021, 10:43 a.m.
Location: Ruth Macintyre Conservation Area Shot Date: June 13, 2021, 9:35 a.m.
Location: Ruth Macintyre Conservation Area Shot Date: June 5, 2021, 9:26 a.m.
Location: Ruth Macintyre Conservation Area Shot Date: June 30, 2020, 8:40 a.m.
Location: Ruth Macintyre Conservation Area Shot Date: June 30, 2020, 8:38 a.m.
Twelve-spotted Skimmer Female
Perched in the brush near the pond
Location: Ruth Macintyre Conservation Area Shot Date: Aug. 6, 2020, 9:47 a.m.
Perched on a stalk at the edge of the pond
Location: Ruth Macintyre Conservation Area Shot Date: Aug. 2, 2020, 10:29 a.m.
Male perched at the creek
Location: Ruth Macintyre Conservation Area Shot Date: July 20, 2020, 9:39 a.m.
Location: Ruth Macintyre Conservation Area Shot Date: July 20, 2020, 9:35 a.m.
Twelve-spotted Skimmer and Blue Dasher
A male Twelve-spotted Skimmer and a male Blue Dasher perch on the same blade of grass at the creek
Location: Ruth Macintyre Conservation Area Shot Date: July 18, 2020, 9:09 a.m.
Twelve-spotted Skimmer perched over the creek
Location: Ruth Macintyre Conservation Area Shot Date: July 18, 2020, 9:14 a.m.
Twelve-spotted Skimmer perched on the pond bank
Location: Ruth Macintyre Conservation Area Shot Date: July 13, 2020, 8:40 a.m.