On this page I show photos of some damselflies and dragonflies. The trip was better for dragonflies than for birds. Some of the more abundant species were out in numbers in late May. I therefore ended up with numerous photos of dragonflies and show some images on a separate page. Unfortunately, at closer examination, many of the photos were quite naturally of the more common species, so there are several photos of a few abundant species on this page. I thank Hans A. Olsvik for ID'ing some of the species.
As I am no expert on dragonflies, some of the IDs might be wrong. If you find any obvious errors, please notify me!
Ebony Jewelwing - female (Calopteryx maculata), Givhans Ferry State Park, South Carolina
Ebony Jewelwing - male (Calopteryx maculata), Givhans Ferry State Park, South Carolina
Great Blue Skimmer (Libellula vibrans), Givhans Ferry State Park
Blue-fronted Dancer (Argia apicalis), Givhans Ferry State Park
Four-spotted Pennant - male (Brachymesia gravida), Savannah National Wildlife Refuge, South Carolina
Four-spotted Pennant - female (Brachymesia gravida), Savannah National Wildlife Refuge
Blue Dasher - male (Pachydiplax longipennis), Savannah National Wildlife Refuge
Four-spotted Pennant - female, Savannah National Wildlife Refuge
Blue Dasher - male, Savannah National Wildlife Refuge
Blue Dasher - closeup
Blue Dasher - female, obelisking, Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, Georgia
Great Blue Skimmer, Goethe State Forest
Water Lily, Savannah National Wildlife Refuge
Needham's Skimmer (Libellula needhami), Savannah National Wildlife Refuge
Eastern Pondhawk - female (Erythemis simplicicollis), one of the most common dragonflies in Eastern US
Eastern Pondhawk - male, Savannah National Wildlife Refuge
Blue Dasher (Pachydiplax longipennis), Harris Neck National Wildlife Refuge, Georgia
Eastern Pondhawk, Harris Neck National Wildlife Refuge
Golden-winged Skimmer, Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, Georgia
Bar-winged Skimmer - imm. male , Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge
Bar-winged Skimmer, Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge
Bar-winged Skimmer, Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge
Blue Dasher - female, Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge
Most likely a Great Blue Skimmer (Libellula vibrans), Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge
Carolina Saddlebag - male, Goethe State Forest, Florida
Carolina Saddlebag - female, St. Petersburg, Florida
Seaside Dragonlet (Erythrodiplax berenice), South of Crystal Springs, West Coast, Florida
Seaside Dragonlet, Crystal Springs
Carolina Saddlebag, St. Petersburg, Florida
Halloween Pennant (Celithemis eponina), Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive, Apopka, Florida
Golden-winged Skimmer, Kissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park
Golden-winged Skimmer - female, Viera Wetland
Golden-winged Skimmer, Kissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park
Golden-winged Skimmer, Kissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park
Gray-green Clubtail (Arigomphus pallidus), Kissimmee area
Blue Dasher - male, Kissimmee area
Halloween Pennant, Kissimmee area
Slaty Skimmer (Libellula incesta), Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary
Duckweed Firetail (Telebasis byersi), Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary
Four-spotted Pennant
Four-spotted Pennant
Four-spotted Pennant
Needham's Skimmer (Libellula needhami), Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge
Golden-winged Skimmer, Okaloacoochee Slough State Forest
Eastern Pondhawk
Blue Dasher with a spider lurking underneath, Everglades
Dragonflies everywhere. This one was caught inside the car. Blue Dasher
Another dragonfly caught in the car, a Eastern Pondhawk