Final Halloween Pennant Dragonfly

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Final Halloween Pennant Dragonfly

October 31, 2018 by Mike Powell

I never got around to posting a shot of my final Halloween Pennant dragonfly (Celithemis eponina) of the 2018 season, so today seems an appropriate time to do so. I spotted this tattered beauty on 29 September at Ben Brenman Park, a small suburban park not far from where I live in Alexandria, Virginia.

Happy Halloween!

Posted in Dragonflies, dragonfly, Halloween, Insects, Nature, Photography, wildlife | Tagged Alexandria VA, Ben Brenman Park, Canon 50D, Celithemis eponina, Halloween, halloween pennant, Halloween Pennant dragonfly, Tamron 180mm | 7 Comments

7 Responses

on October 31, 2018 at 9:29 pm | Reply Linda Winner

You’re having way too much fun!

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on October 31, 2018 at 9:47 pm | Reply joyroses13

Very cool dragonfly!
- on November 1, 2018 at 8:20 am | Reply Mike Powell
  
  It’s one of my favorites–I love the color and the pattern on its wings. Alas the season for most dragonflies is now over, with only a few hardy survivors of only a couple of species remaining.
on November 4, 2018 at 7:45 pm | Reply Reed Andariese

Very Nice Mike! I am still seeing a few dragonflies here in NJ. I had not noticed them this late in the season here before.
- on November 4, 2018 at 8:35 pm | Reply Mike Powell
  
  Thanks, Reed. This has been a strange season for dragonflies where I live, with odd weather patterns and excessive amounts of rain. It’s interesting to hear that you still have dragonflies in NJ–I would have thought they would be all gone by now.
on November 5, 2018 at 4:09 am | Reply Evang.Uchenna Nwafor.

it is Very cool dragonfly
- on November 5, 2018 at 4:20 am | Reply Mike Powell
  
  Thanks. It is one of my favorite dragonflies.