[Except for trimming to 4:3, SOOC]
Haven’t seen a dragonfly like this before, but it didn’t take much searching to determine what I’d found. This is a mature, male Widow Skimmer (Libellula luctuosa). I have photographed many females (apparently), but this is the first male.
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Beautiful! I've never seen a dragonfly like that either. I enjoyed looking through your album. You have a lot of information on the butterflies. I am sending a link for you to look at. Wondering if the purple dust is from the flowers. http://365project.org/tskipper/cool-shots/2013-08-25
I have seen these (I Think) lately....I found a good pond at the University to watch d flies. So that is their name?! Good to know! THey are so gorgeous.