It's a small dragonfly and there's no way I would ever have spotted it among the hordes present. Gotta hand it to Kelly.
Photo journal of Carolyn Ohl-Johnson.
Saturday, June 23, 2012
Dragonflies galore
Since there are no interesting birds to watch at the oasis these days, Kelly Bryan took to inventorying the dragonflies... a task too daunting for me. He found an Eastern Amberwing. Apparently there's only one record for that species in Brewster Co. My photos aren't too good. I think Kelly took some better ones. Here's the best one I got.
Lovely photo, Carolyn! I am going to have our daughters (Elizabeth, 9 and Alayna, 7) subscribe to your blog on their iPads. They are really getting excited about the move to Terlingua and they love wildlife. It's a perfect fit!
ReplyDeleteWe're actually trying to create an oasis there too, mainly focusing on native fauna. We want to setup a ton of water catchment (roof) and put a number of guzzlers around our property for the wildlife.
Looking forward to being your "neighbor".
Chris Miller
Our180.com - One Family's Journey To Finding True Happiness
Thanks, Chris.
ReplyDeleteEastern Amberwing is our smallest NA dragonfly.
ReplyDeleteWow, that's cool to know.
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