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Last Saturday Rozanne Rapozo was at a friend's lily pond in Gualala. There she found dragonflies, as they zipped around like the tiny helicopters they are. The first is the orange Flame Skimmer. Look how very nicely this dragonfly posed for Rozanne. They never do that for me!

And here is an Eight-spotted Skimmer.

A Blue Dancer was also spotted, but that will be for another post.

Thanks to Rozanne for allowing me to share her photos with you here.

This morning fog blanketed the coast and a ways inland. It pulled back as the morning progressed, at least in Anchor Bay. It's in the low 70's with a...you guessed it!...a breeze. Happy Summer Equinox!

 

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Craig Tooley has been at Bower Park on the Gualala Ridge photographing Dragonflies and a Damselfly. Bower Park has a large pond/lake that the Dragonflies love. Here is an Eight-spotted Skimmer.

They are hard to photograph - well, at least for me! I went there last week and tried for some nice photos but had no luck. I did get this photo of some interesting clouds.

And here is the lake.

With warm weather in the forecast, a visit to Bower Park will certainly bring you sightings of dragonflies. Here's a fun fact about dragonflies: They have four wings that can operate independently of each other. As you might imagine, they are excellent fliers. They can fly up, down, sideways, backwards, and they can even hover like a helicopter.

Thanks to Craig for allowing me to share his photo with you here. I will be sharing more of his photos soon! To see much more of Craig's nature photography, here is his website: www.ruffimage.com

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When the weather warms up, dragonflies grace us with their presence. This first one landed on a sprinkler head in our garden. It's a Flame Skimmer. Isn't it exquisite?

Flame Skimmer Dragonfly on my sprinkler head by Jeanne JacksonAnd here is an Eight-spotted Skimmer I photographed at Bower Park on the Gualala Ridge. (Thanks to Ron LeValley for the identification!)

Eight-spotted Dragonfly at Bower Park by Jeanne JacksonAnd here's a photo of a Blue Dancer, taken by Craig Tooley. It is in our book, Mendonoma Sightings Throughout the Year!Blue Dasher Dragonfly October at the Art Center by Craig TooleyThanks to Craig for allowing me to share his photo with you here.