A suburban Chicago ecosystem
Discovery Journal Topics
Topic: Perithemis Tenera
Dragonfly Palooza
Posted Vonda on July 18, 2020
This morning, a festival of dragonfly species came out to take advantage of the morning sun and heat over at the pond and connected creek. The following are some of the species seen this morning.
The Dragonfly Festival Continues
Posted Vonda on July 20, 2020
More dragonflies today at the pond and creek - some of the same seen on Saturday and some new ones to share. They sure do love a sunny day. This time, I had the telephoto lens to capture the dragonflies perched further away.
Eastern Amberwings at the Pond
Posted Vonda on July 25, 2020
Eastern Amberwings are everywhere at the pond right now, posing on seeding grassheads and hovering in flight over the water.
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