The following gallery shows 18 finalists for my “Top 10 Photos of 2018.” The photos are presented in reverse-chronological order beginning in September 2018 and ending in February 2018.
As you will see, I declare 2018 is/was unofficially “Year of the Sable Clubtail (S. rogersi).”
No. 1
20 SEP 2018 | Fairfax County, VA | Pandora Sphinx moth
No. 2
23 AUG 2018 | Occoquan Bay NWR | Osprey (male, plus prey)
No. 3
10 AUG 2018 | Occoquan Bay NWR | Calico Pennant (female)
No. 4
19 JUL 2018 | Fairfax County, VA | Black-shouldered Spinyleg (female)
No. 5
No. 6
05 JUL 2018 | Fairfax County, VA | Sable Clubtail (female)
No. 7
No. 8
No. 9
12 JUN 2018 | Fairfax County, VA | Sable Clubtail (male)
No. 10
08 JUN 2018 | Fairfax County, VA | Sable Clubtail (male)
No. 11
06 JUN 2018 | Northern Virginia | Gray Petaltail (male)
No. 12
23 APR 2018 | Hemlock Overlook Regional Park | Virginia Bluebells
No. 13
23 APR 2017 | HORP | Springtime Darner (male)
No. 14
23 APR 2018 | Hemlock Overlook Regional Park | Horseshoe Trail
No. 15
29 MAR 2018 | Ashy Clubtail (Phanogomphus lividus) | exuvia (face-head)
No. 16
06 MAR 2018 | Fawn Darner (Boyeria vinosa) | exuvia (face-head)
No. 17
13 FEB 2018 | Gray Petaltail (Tachopteryx thoreyi) | exuvia (face-head)
No. 18
03 FEB 2018 | Tiger Spiketail (Cordulegaster erronea) | exuvia (face-head)
Editor’s Note: The following location codes are used in some photo captions, shown above.
- HMP = Huntley Meadows Park
- HORP = Hemlock Overlook Regional Park
- JMAWR = Jackson Mile Abbott Wetland Refuge
- MNWP = Mason Neck West Park
- MRA = Meadowood Recreation Area
- OBNWR = Occoquan Bay National Wildlife Refuge
- WP/DC = Wickford Park/Dogue Creek
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