I was delighted this past Tuesday to spot what I am pretty sure is a Blue-faced Meadowhawk dragonfly (Sympetrum ambiguum) during a visit to Occoquan Bay National Wildlife Refuge. The lighting was not that great when I took this shot, but the eyes of this dragonfly look to me like they are more blue than brown—if they were brown, then I would probably conclude that this was an Autumn Meadowhawk.
Whatever the case, it is still exciting for me to spot any dragonflies at all in the middle of October. For many people, Halloween is the time when they ask the question,”Trick or Treat?”—I got my “treat” a bit earlier this year.
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