Female Calico Pennant dragonfly

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Female Calico Pennant dragonfly

July 27, 2019 by Mike Powell

Calico Pennants (Celithemis elisa) have really distinctive markings and are among the prettiest dragonflies in our area. I spotted this female Calico Pennant on Thursday at Occoquan Bay National Wildlife Refuge. As is usually the case for pennant dragonflies, she was perched on the very tip of the vegetation. As a slight breeze began to blow, she seemed to be holding on tightly with her tiny feet.

Posted in Dragonflies, dragonfly, Insects, Nature, Photography, Summer, wildlife | Tagged Calico Pennant, Calico Pennant dragonfly, Canon 50D, Celithemis elisa, female Calico Pennnant, Occoquan Bay National Wildlife Refuge, Tamron 180mm, Woodbridge VA | 10 Comments

10 Responses

on July 27, 2019 at 11:06 am | Reply Dan Antion

Great angle, Mike.
on July 27, 2019 at 12:22 pm | Reply joyroses13

What a great pose to capture and I will agree that this is one of the prettiest dragonflies that I have seen!
on July 27, 2019 at 5:09 pm | Reply Ms. Liz

So cute – all those little legs lined up on the tip of the leaf blade!
on July 27, 2019 at 5:13 pm | Reply Ms. Liz

Showed Nigel and he was really wow-ed with this one.. “better than you see in National Geographic” 🙂
- on July 28, 2019 at 1:44 am | Reply Mike Powell
  
  Wonderful to receive such a nice compliment, though I am not sure it is fully deserved. Truly beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Pass on my thanks to Nigel.
on July 27, 2019 at 5:35 pm | Reply New Hampshire Garden Solutions

Beautiful!
on July 27, 2019 at 7:39 pm | Reply Molly Lin DutinaMolly Dutina

Lovely and holding on with all her might!
- on July 27, 2019 at 11:40 pm | Reply Mike Powell
  
  Thanks, Molly.
on July 28, 2019 at 4:19 am | Reply merrylbethelhouse

Beautiful!
on July 30, 2019 at 6:28 pm | Reply Lee

Wow!!!