Dragons at Bassett Creek

Dragonflies are ancient.  Scientists say they predate dinosaurs!  The above photo almost looks like a fossil or maybe a cave painting, but it is just shadow and motion blur that give the effect.  

I spent the morning capturing dragonflies at Bassett Creek Park in Crystal Minnesota.  Lots of Ebony Jewelwings were out.  They seem to have an uncanny ability to know when you are looking at them and turn to face you to hide their wings.

There were plenty of other more common dragonflies there too:  Like Twelve-spotted Skimmers.  

Enjoy!

~ Robin

Lakeside Dragonflies

In the overcast part of the afternoon, a couple of dragonflies took opportunity to rest near the lake.  The dragonfly in the photo at the top is a Twelve-spotted Skimmer.  At the side is a Dot-tailed Whiteface.  The yellow spot on its tail along with the white face make this one of the more easily identifiable dragonflies.

Enjoy!

~ Robin