The Dragonfly Whisperer

We all know about colorful names for groups of animals—like a murder of crows, or a parliament of owls. For dragonflies and damselflies, a g...

In Arizona we have a small, orangish red dragonfly known as the Mexican Amberwing. Its small size and color make it a bit of a wasp mimic—pr...

We just returned from a trip to New England, where we saw a lot of dragonflies and damselflies that we don't see here on the west coast....

We've been seeing the Red-veined Meadowhawk recently at Smiley's Bottom here in Anacortes. In fact, Smiley's Bottom is the only ...

Last weekend we attended a birthday party, with lots of young nieces and nephews in attendance. At the party, I was told that my niece's...

I went to Heart Lake in Anacortes a couple days ago, and the dragonfly activity was at a high level—dragonflies everywhere, with lots of egg...

A couple days ago, Betsy and I went to Cranberry Lake to see how dragonfly season was progressing. The activity was high, especially among P...