The dragonflies have started making appearances around my garden.
A Great Blue Skimmer? (Libellula vibrans) perching on a dead flower stem.
I love watching these graceful insects buzz around my garden. A small pond in my front yard, perhaps three feet long and two feet wide, seems to be enough to attract them by the dozens. I like how this one seemed to cock his head and consider me as I photographed him.
One of my goals for the summer is to learn more about the dragonflies and other insects that visit my garden. I think this one is the Great Blue Skimmer (Libellula vibrans). Lots of these come to visit, and they’re enormous.
I hope they’re eating lots of mosquitoes.