Male Blue-faced Meadowhawk dragonflies (Sympetrum ambiguum) have blue eyes and a turquoise blue face. Look closely at the following male, spotted near a vernal pool at Huntley Meadows Park (HMP).
11 OCT 2015 | HMP | Blue-faced Meadowhawk (male)
Notice he has one blue eye and one reddish-blue eye. That’s unusual. I wonder whether Heterochromia iridum occurs in odonates.
11 OCT 2015 | HMP | Blue-faced Meadowhawk (male)
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Tags: Blue-faced Meadowhawk dragonfly, Huntley Meadows Park, male, Skimmer Family, Sympetrum ambiguum, vernal pool, wildlife photography
November 11, 2015 at 11:50 pm |
Amazing shots, I love the wonderful detail you captured.