Sunday, January 9, 2011

Horned Clubtail

When I look for clubtail dragonfly I usually look for river habitat. Many clubtail larvae prefer clean flowing water that you usually find in a river or stream. There are exceptions to this though. Dragons like the lily pad and horned clubtail, pictured here, prefer ponds, bogs and marshy lake shores.
Horned clubtails do not have a very pronounced club. They are fairly common in this area and easy to find in the early summer. They are not very easy to net, unless you do not mind wading through scummy water, but if you have a long lens you can usually find them perched on floating vegetation and get some good shots. I took these pics at Purgatory Creek.

8 comments:

Barb said...

He's a cool looking dude! Since I don't know you, I won't ask what sins sent you to Purgatory! Great shot, though!

Karen said...

I love dragonflies. Fantabulous photos.

Izzy, Emmy 'N Alexander said...

Fabulous captures! Very interesting info too, thank you!

Sandbergs Fotoblogg said...

Cool picture!

Jama said...

So pretty!

A Bit of the Blarney said...

Well done! I love dragonflies. They are so fragile looking and dainty! Have a grand day! Cathy

Maude Lynn said...

Gorgeous shots!

Anonymous said...

I hardly leave a response, however i did some searching and wound up here "Horned Clubtail".
And I actually do have 2 questions for you if you don't mind. Could it be just me or does it give the impression like some of the responses appear as if they are coming from brain dead people? :-P And, if you are writing at additional places, I'd like to keep up with anything fresh you have to post.

Could you make a list of every one of all your
public pages like your linkedin profile, Facebook page or twitter feed?


Here is my website; buying a car with bad credit
my web page - how to buy a car,buying a car,buy a car,how to buy a car bad credit,buying a car bad credit,buy a car bad credit,how to buy a car with bad credit,buying a car with bad credit,buy a car with bad credit,bad credit car loans,car loans bad credit,auto loans bad credit,bad credit auto loans,buying a car bad credit loans,bad credit loans cars,buying a car and bad credit,how to buy a car on bad credit,buying a car on bad credit,loans for cars with bad credit,auto loans for bad credit,buying a car with bad credit,how to buy a car with bad credit