The Dragonfly Whisperer

Well, the dragonfly season for 2013 is drawing to a close.  We're still hoping to see an Autumn Meadowhawk one day, if the Sun comes out...

One of my favorite literary characters is Sherlock Holmes.  I've often wondered what it would have been like if Holmes had taken up bird...

On October 6, Betsy and I went to Magnuson Park in Seattle for a little dragonflying.  We weren't expecting too much that time of year, ...

Betsy and I have been observing splash-dunks and spin-drys for the last few years.  To date, we've observed 338 splash-dunk events, whic...

Last week, October 23 and 24, Betsy and I went to the Sun Mountain Lodge in Winthrop, WA to enjoy the Fall colors for a couple days.  It was...

It's not too soon to make plans for the upcoming Dragonfly Whisperer Talk to be given at the Prescott Audubon Society's general meet...

Hovering is an energy-intensive activity.  It's not surprising, then, that dragonflies might employ strategies to reduce the effort – or...