Friend of Birds

Wildlife Photography

   

 

 

Friend of Birds Photography
2107 E. Cork St.
Kalamazoo, MI 49001
United States

ph: (269) 344-1803
alt: (269) 381-6062

Dragonflies (Odonata)

 

 

Blue-eyed Darner (Rhionaeschna multicolor)    2008

(Michigan Record: www.odonatacentral.org/index)

 

Blue-eyed Darner 

 

Slaty Skimmer  (male)        2008 

Gray Petaltail

Common Whitetail (female)          2008

 

Black Saddlebags (female)          2007

 

 

Common Green Darner (female)         2007 

 

I'm currently processing a new body of work featuring the many intriguing Dragonflies I've come across this last season.

Calico Pennant           2008

I find the Dragonfly genera to be exceptionally curious and beautiful, with their identification ranging from easy to problematic. Their habitats are as varied as birds' are, and they present a real challenge to photograph on the wing.

Ruby Meadowhawk         2007

Dot-tailed Whiteface (male)    2006


Halloween Pennant          2007

Twelve-spotted Skimmer (male)            2007

Twelve-spotted Skimmer 

 Thus far I've photographed and identified about 12 species, ranging from early-Spring to late-Fall fliers.

 

Widow Skimmer (male)         2007 

Swamp Darner (male)         2008

Swamp Darner
 Lancet Clubtail (male)    2008
Lancet Clubtail

 

 

     

Copyright 2008 Jonathan H. Morgan. All rights reserved.

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

Friend of Birds Photography
2107 E. Cork St.
Kalamazoo, MI 49001
United States

ph: (269) 344-1803
alt: (269) 381-6062