I believe this is a Flame Skimmer. I couldn't get very close, I was afraid I would scare him off so I had to take a long distance photo from to the side, And I found a photo I had taken of one in the backyard last year. October 2009 - Red Dragonfly ( photo / image / picture from toni's Garden ) This is the one out front, that leaf above it is 3inchs long, so this is pretty good sized Dragonfly October 2010 - Red Dragonfly ( photo / image / picture from toni's Garden )
Toni, I don't know how you got such good photos! I spent an hour chasing dragonflies around the yard today, trying to get a good picture of one, any one! No luck. I'll try again tomorrow and see if I can get a picture. Until then, I'll just enjoy yours!
That's a nice dragonfly indeed. I like the colour variations in them, and I know what you mean by trying to get close enough without scaring them. Well done.
I really liked these fotosd, Toni--It looks to be orange in colour. I have seen some here that look quite similar, but never photographed them. Your fotos are so good...and thoughtful too--giving the dimentions of the near-by leaf to give us an idea of the dragonfly's size. Thanks so much for showing this guy.
