Calico Pennant dragonflies (males)

Several Calico Pennant dragonflies (Celithemis elisa) were spotted during a photowalk at Painted Turtle Pond, Occoquan Bay National Wildlife Refuge, Prince William County, Virginia USA.

20 JUN 2017 | OBNWR | Calico Pennant (mature male)

These individuals are mature males, as evidenced by their terminal appendages and red coloration.

20 JUN 2017 | OBNWR | Calico Pennant (mature male)

The next photo is my favorite in this set…

20 JUN 2017 | OBNWR | Calico Pennant (mature male)

And the last photo is a close second-favorite.

20 JUN 2017 | OBNWR | Calico Pennant (mature male)

This entry was posted on June 29, 2017 at 4:00 am and is filed under Aperture, Canon 580EX Speedlite, digital photography, dragonflies, natural science, Panasonic DMC-FZ150, photowalking, wildlife photography. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

zoomologyblog Says:
July 8, 2017 at 4:55 am | Reply
These are stunning creatures! Beautiful photos. Thank you for sharing. 🙂
- waltersanford Says:
  July 8, 2017 at 11:52 am | Reply
  Agreed. Calico Pennants are small, but they punch above their weight class!
Top 10 Photos of 2017 | walter sanford's photoblog Says:
January 1, 2018 at 4:02 am | Reply
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