I was thrilled yesterday on Thursday at Huntley Meadows Park, a local marshland park, when I finally spotted some Blue-faced Meadowhawk dragonflies (Sympetrum ambiguum), a stunning species that is one of my favorites, after searching in vain for them at other locations for over a month. The Blue-faced Meadowhawk is a late-season dragonfly that is somewhat similar in appearance to the more common Autumn Meadowhawk—males of both species have bright red bodies, but the Autumn Meadowhawks have brown eyes.
The females of both species are more muted in their coloration than their male counterparts, as is often the case with many dragonflies and birds, so they have more natural camouflage and are frequently more difficult to find. The second image shows a female Blue-faced Meadowhawk that I managed to spot in the same general area as the male in the first photo. I love the way that the female dragonfly appeared to be singing a song as she basked in the sunlight on some dried-out vegetation.
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Beautiful I may see some return mid-week when the temps warm again.
Thanks. Here’s hoping that you will see some dragonflies return. I love the face that there are some hardy autumn dragonfly species that continue to be around despite the cooler temperatures, especially if there is some sunlight to warm them up. 🙂
Yes and with me doing no gardening at this point and fixated on repairing the trucks and car shows I am sure you are right they are here. It will drop down to close to a killing frost Mon-Tues then Indian summer as we call it here in New England 70’s 🙂