Watching dragonflies is a lot like bird watching. Like birds the way to find a particular dragon is to know its season and the particular habitat that it prefers. Here in Minnesota dragons typically fly between May to October. Some species emerge from their underwater life at
staggered times through out the summer while other types emerge at approximately the same time. This second group usually can only be found for a month or two during the summer. The horned
clubtail is one of these types.
Like most
clubtails the horned
clubtail emerges fairly early in the summer, usually in June, and they are usually gone before the end of July. I photographed these horned clubs at the beginning of June at the Purgatory Creek wetlands. Unlike other
clubtails though, the horned
clubtail is not usually found near rivers. This
clubtail likes slow moving marshy streams, bogs and ponds. They are often found perched on
lily pads, moss beds or other
vegetation as you can see above.
Watching dragonflies is a lot like bird watching. Like birds the way to find a particular dragon is to know its season and the particular habitat that it prefers. Here in Minnesota dragons typically fly between May to October. Some species emerge from their underwater life at staggered times through out the summer while other types emerge at approximately the same time. This second group usually can only be found for a month or two during the summer. The horned clubtail is one of these types.
Like most clubtails the horned clubtail emerges fairly early in the summer, usually in June, and they are usually gone before the end of July. I photographed these horned clubs at the beginning of June at the Purgatory Creek wetlands. Unlike other clubtails though, the horned clubtail is not usually found near rivers. This clubtail likes slow moving marshy streams, bogs and ponds. They are often found perched on lily pads, moss beds or other vegetation as you can see above.
11 comments:
Absolutely great shots! On the water too! That's hard to do. Dragonfly blind? :-)
He's a beauty! I haven't seen one quite like him.
Great capture. His wings are almost invisible.
I also love watching dragonflies. I have two ponds and they are endless entertainment. lovely captures.
other dragonflies in the macro shots today were described as green and red. good for you to know the name.
Fantastic captures! Thanks for sharing!
Those are absolutely fantastic macros!! The dragonfly is just so perfect in your shots....what an amazing dragonfly it is.
I have a dragonfly on my MM too!!
Really lovely!!! Thank you!
Love coming here to learn, as always. This one has such lovely blue eyes!
great shot!
And a wonderful capture it is!! I love the gentle learning that takes place when visiting your site. Thank you so much for that! ~karen
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