Project Noah is a tool to explore and document wildlife and a platform to harness the power of citizen scientists everywhere.
Project Noah is a tool to explore and document wildlife and a platform to harness the power of citizen scientists everywhere.
Libellula incesta
A Slaty Skimmer dragonfly spotted at Huntley Meadows Park. This individual is an adult female, shown in flight as she oviposits eggs in the central wetland area. The title of Photo 2 is, "A dragonfly 'swimming' in air." (Looks like the dragonfly is doing the crawl stroke.)
Huntley Meadows Park, a 1,425 acre wetland area in Fairfax County, Virginia USA. Related Resource: http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/huntl...
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Lat: 38.76, Long: -77.10
Spotted on Jun 26, 2012
Submitted on Jun 28, 2012
2 Comments
Thanks, Atul! As I commented on another spotting recently, I wonder whether many members of the PN community appreciate the challenge posed by photographing dragonflies in flight -- I know from experience it's more difficult than photographing birds in flight!
lovely flight pic!