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Butorides virescens
Huntley Meadows Park, Fairfax County, Virginia, USA
Green Heron eating a Common Whitetail dragonfly (female). The bird dropped the dragonfly a few times. Picture three shows the dragonfly flailing on the water. In the end, bird won and dragonfly lost.
Spotted on Aug 9, 2012
Submitted on Aug 28, 2012
1 Comment
Great photos, Bob! Please add this spotting to the mission, "Dragonflies and Damselflies of Huntley Meadows Park."