July 28th, 2012. I think Halloween Pennants (Celithemis eponina) really
enjoy a breeze. We stopped by Pond 6A in the Piedmont National Wildlife Refuge
in Jones County, Georgia where we found Halloween and Banded Pennants last year.
We found only two female Halloween Pennants and one really put on a show. Pennants typically
perch at the top of stems and move their fore- and hind wings in different
planes to maintain their balance. This always gives the impression that they
are off balance. I stood for about 10 minutes
photographing her performance; I’ve posted the photos in the sequence in which
I took them.
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Quite a show!
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Identification
resources:
- Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata) of Georgia: Halloween Pennant (Celithemis eponina)
- Bill
Horn: Halloween Pennant Dragonfly
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