Sunday, October 28, 2012

A Useful Field Mark For Darners: The Dorsal Stripe On Abdominal Segment 2

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Field marks are the bread-and-butter of birding and dragonflying.  Having a good suite of field marks for a particular species is important ...
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Thursday, October 25, 2012

Sky-Diving Dragonflies

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Dragonflies are known for their impressive aerobatic skills.  They can turn on a dime, hover with precision, plow into the water to create a...
Friday, October 19, 2012

A Darner In The Bush Is Worth Two In The Hand

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A couple days ago there was a brief break in our autumnal rains, and I took advantage of it by zipping up to Cranberry Lake for a few minute...
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Tuesday, October 16, 2012

We're Off To See The Darner – Walker's Darner

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Edmund Murton Walker (1877-1969) was a Canadian entomologist, zoology professor at the University of Toronto, and an assistant director ...
Sunday, October 14, 2012

Field Trip: Day II

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We had another great day for dragonflies on Saturday, October 6.  The weather was perfect, the dragonflies were active, and the company to s...
Friday, October 5, 2012

Field Trip: Day I

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Today was the first of our two field trips to see late-season dragonflies at Cranberry Lake.  It's a great time to see darners and Autum...
Thursday, October 4, 2012

Variegated Meadowhawk

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The Variegated Meadowhawk is an interesting species for a number of reasons.  First, it's color pattern, particularly on the abdomen, se...