Its wings are a bit tattered and its colors have faded, but this male Slaty Skimmer dragonfly (Libellula incesta) was still hanging in there at the end of September, when I spotted it at Jackson Miles Wetland Refuge at nearby Fort Belvoir, Virginia. The nights have become considerably cooler the past week and I am anxious to get out in the wild with my camera to see which hardy surviving dragonflies are still flying.
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Mike Powell 
How cold? I’ll bet we’ve got you beat!
For us, it considered cold when the temperatures dip down at night into the 40’s. 🙂
That is cool weather. I just looked at our forecast, and there’s a freeze watch tonight and tomorrow. But back in September, we had three frosts in a row. Spotty damage but cold overall. After that, it felt like summer again. I think all the katydids and tree crickets are done for now.
End of a season for sure. I know you’ll miss these beauties. Do they migrate?