Almost Gone

[ringneck]

Although the b/g is green the eye is drawn to all the dead brown stems,especially when looking for a dragon.It took some finding last week and will probably be the last one this year in "my" fields.I did see a larger one yesterday about 10 miles from here so a few are hanging on a bit longer.

[andym]

Re: Almost Gone

Saw a few this morning and it's nearly November.

Nice.

[ringneck]

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Ah that's in the "soft" south......it always amazes me how they cope with the changing weather.Mind you if they got through this non-summer they might see Christmas.

[David Morison]

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Excellent shot of a juvenile male Common Darter, still quite a lot around here on milder days. Was this with the 105mm?

David

[Danny]

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Excellent shot, nice to have a visitor like that in your garden this time of year!

[ringneck]

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Thanks David and Danny.....yes with the 105,ideal for nabbing these. Lightweight and versatile as I can spot one and take many shots as I move in to try for a close up.

So it's a Juvenile Male ...thanks.What happens to him now ? Does he hibernate through the winter or die out.I have only seen these in the fields each side of a small stream so do they feed in the fields and deposit the eggs in the stream or in the fields.

[Wee man]

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Nice shot I did not get any in my area this year.

[Falk]

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David, are you sure with this being a juv. male?
With regards to the caudal appendages and color, I would have made a well matured female (S. striolatum) out of this one. Got a similar one on film yesterday too.

Keith, it will not hibernate, but die

[ringneck]

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Thanks Falk....I did not think they hibernated but when David said it might be a young one I did not want it to die.

Ever since the spring I have managed to have the good fortune to see many species of Damsel and Dragons but have yet to see one catch any food....no wonder they die !!