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The Meadowhawks are usually the last dragonflies active in late fall. Here
in northern Illinois, the white-faced and ruby meadowhawks were both still
active the last week in October this year (2002) These dragonflies,
sometimes called "red skimmers" are relatively small with wing spans of
about two inches and usually
unpatterned wings (although there may be some yellow at the base). They are
fairly weak flyers, and I find them to be the most cooperative
of photographic subjects - they sometimes just don't seem to
care what you do, as long as you don't make sudden movements.
I've even been able to move them around a bit with a nudge or
two at times, and they are the only odonates that actually perch
on me with any regularity. It seems to me a fair number of them
are just aching to have their pictures taken! |
