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CELERY FARM: Dragonfly Fest Part 2
Right now is prime time for viewing dragonflies. If you pay close attention — and the dragonflies sit still long enough — you can see some amazing insects.
IDing them from photos is difficult, I know, but if anyone would like to venture some guesses…
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COMING SOON: A great New Jersey dragonfly Web site for beginners (like me).
Blue Dasher or Eastern Pondhawk or Slaty Skimmer
Widow skimmer
Common whitetail
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John,
Thanks much,
Jim -
My baby owls have never left. They roost together each and every night not far from their nesting box in the same yard.
Here is my best owl shot ever.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/66013135@N00/2654533518/ -
I’m pretty sure the dark-bodied one is a Slaty Skimmer, and the one beneath it (with white and black wings) is a widow skimmer. The latter is one of my favorites.
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John,
Thanks much,
Jim
Candace Pfau
My baby owls have never left. They roost together each and every night not far from their nesting box in the same yard.
Here is my best owl shot ever.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/66013135@N00/2654533518/
John
I’m pretty sure the dark-bodied one is a Slaty Skimmer, and the one beneath it (with white and black wings) is a widow skimmer. The latter is one of my favorites.