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Tuesday, July 3, 2012

Red Dragonfly for the Fourth of July

This striking creature


is a Libellula croceipennis or Neon Skimmer dragonfly


Considered common in this region of Texas, it's not at all common looking.

Even more striking against the blue adobe courtyard at The Antique Rose Emporium here in San Antonio.


Beautiful colors


A bit of red, white, and blue just in time for the Fourth of July.
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8 comments:

  1. UnknownJuly 3, 2012 at 12:33 PM

    Very nice. We also have them here, but I have never seen a red one. LT

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  2. RohrerbotJuly 3, 2012 at 9:07 PM

    You're right....that's one hot number! Love the color:)

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  3. Cindy in FWJuly 3, 2012 at 9:36 PM

    Nice capture.

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  4. Mary PelleritoJuly 4, 2012 at 5:12 AM

    Great photo. I'm starting to pay attention to dragonflies. I didn't know they came is so many colors, : ).

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  5. Linda/patchworkJuly 4, 2012 at 12:31 PM

    Great shots. Haven't seen red ones around here. But, we have a lot of dragonflies. Love them.
    Happy 4th of July.
    Stay cool...pray for rain.

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  6. ricki - sprig to twigJuly 5, 2012 at 5:19 PM

    Little ham...posing for your camera.

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  7. CrystalJuly 6, 2012 at 11:04 AM

    Lovely photos of the dragonflies. Reminds me of the ones we used to get at the office where I worked, near a river. We never had any red ones though.

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  8. Desert DwellerJuly 6, 2012 at 11:26 AM

    Wow...against that blue wall it is stunning. Definitely have never seen that creature...but I see dragonflies quite often, even in drought.

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