Painted Skimmer in April

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Painted Skimmer in April

April 29, 2021 by Mike Powell

I was thrilled to spot this beautiful male Painted Skimmer (Libellula semifasciata) on Monday, at Occoquan Regional Park, the first dragonfly of this species for me this season. I just love the way that the distinctive markings on the wings really make this dragonfly “pop” with a golden glow.

Posted in Dragonflies, dragonfly, Insects, Nature, Photography, Portraits, wildlife | Tagged Canon 50D, Libellula semifasciata, Lorton VA, Occoquan Regional Park, Painted Skimmer, Painted Skimmer dragonfly, Tamron 180mm | 11 Comments

11 Responses

on April 29, 2021 at 8:25 am | Reply Lee

Wow!!!
- on April 29, 2021 at 9:32 am | Reply Mike Powell
  
  The Painted Skimmer is definitely one of the prettiest dragonflies in my area of the country.
  - on April 29, 2021 at 10:35 am Lee
    
    I love these Dragonflies you find and take such beautiful close-ups of. Keep up the great work!
on April 29, 2021 at 9:27 am | Reply picpholio

What a beauty !
on April 29, 2021 at 10:24 am | Reply Lisa M. Boyd

That is so awesome!
on April 29, 2021 at 1:12 pm | Reply Laura (PA Pict)

What an absolutely beautiful portrait.
- on April 29, 2021 at 4:11 pm | Reply Mike Powell
  
  Thanks, Laura. Many dragonflies are interesting, but this one is downright pretty. 🙂
on April 29, 2021 at 5:45 pm | Reply Reed

Nice Mike! One of my favorite dragonflies!
on April 29, 2021 at 6:50 pm | Reply Dan Antion

I like the markings on the wings,. Great photo, Mike.
on May 1, 2021 at 8:11 am | Reply Molly Lin Dutina

🙂
on June 13, 2021 at 5:27 am | Reply Painted Skimmer in June | Mike Powell

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