It’s the time of year for reflection upon the past year. This is part one in a three-part series: part two will highlight New discoveries in 2015; part three will showcase my Top 10 Photos of 2015.
Several of my photographs received special recognition during 2015.
- Chesapeake Explorer – National Park Service Web portal for exploring the Chesapeake Bay region
- Vernal Pools are Wet and Dry – signage facilitating informal science education at a new park in the Town of DeWitt, New York
- Argia, Vol. 27, Issue 4, “Parting Shots,” p. 31
The December 2015 issue of Argia, The News Journal of the Dragonfly Society of the Americas, features one of my photographs of a Roseate Skimmer dragonfly (Orthemis ferruginea) that I discovered on 23 September 2015 at Huntley Meadows Park. Roseate Skimmer is extremely uncommon in Virginia: there are only three other confirmed records of this species in the state. See Roseate Skimmer dragonfly (male) for more information and photos of this handsome dragonfly.
December 2015 | Argia | Roseate Skimmer (male)
Tech Tip: Apple “Preview” was used to extract one page from the December 2015 issue of “Argia.”
Sidebar: “Argia” is a genus of damselfly, commonly known as “dancers.” For example, Variable/Violet Dancer (Argia fumipennis) is commonly found along streams in Northern Virginia.
Copyright © 2015 Walter Sanford. All rights reserved.
Tags: Accotink Bay Wildlife Refuge, Darner Family, discovery, Huntley Meadows Park, Roseate Skimmer dragonfly, Skimmer Family, Swamp Darner dragonfly, wildlife photography
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