The Dragonfly Whisperer

The next species in our spotlight is the Western Pondhawk—a common dragonfly all up and down the Pacific coast. It's range extends eastw...

Note : Over the years, this post from September 4, 2013 has been one of the most popular on the blog. I thought I would re-post it so more p...

The previous post, on the Columbia Clubtail, brought to mind an enigmatic set of structures of male dragonflies referred to as the auricles ...

The Columbia Clubtail is one of the most interesting dragonfly species in our range—in a number of different respects. First, it was discove...

We turn our attention now to a small, delicate damselfly—the Citrine Forktail. As one might expect from the name, males of this damselfly ar...

Well, the Dragonfly Whisperer speaks again! This time it is for Sound Waters 2018, a wonderful conservation conference sponsored by Sound Wa...

The Cherry-faced Meadowhawk looks pretty much as its name implies—it's a meadowhawk with a red face. Here's a look at one: Like ...