Winged Jewels

Variegated Meadowhawk Dragonfly by Ruby 2417 Via Flickr: A male. Davis, Ca. July, 2023.

Twelve-Spotted Skimmer Dragonfly by Ruby 2417 Via Flickr: Placerville, Ca. June, 2023.

Female Flame Skimmer!!! by Debbie Meader Via Flickr: A female Flame Skimmer coming in to land on one of the stalks of our Red Hot Pokers! She used the stalk as a perch to fly off and catch insects.

Cardinal Meadowhawk by Sandy Steinman Via Flickr: Photographed in the Regional Parks Botanic Garden in Berkeley, CA pm August 15,2022. It is a botanic garden of California Native Plants.

Dragonfly On Flower (Explored) by Geoff Fagan

Flame Skimmer by Janet Rosen

Flame Skimmer Dragonfly by Ruby 2417 Via Flickr: Davis, Ca. July, 2021.

On a bed of flowers by TJ Gehling Via Flickr: A flame skimmer stops to rest on some mugwort flowers in at Canyon Trail Park in El Cerrito.

Untitled by Fritter and Waste

Dragonfly by TIMBER Via Flickr: CHRP Fremont,Ca.

Immature Marsh Skimmer (Orthetrum luzonicum, Libellulidae) by itchydogimages Via Flickr: Pu'er, Yunnan, China see comments for mature adult image....

Perching above the pond by TJ Gehling Via Flickr: Canyon Trail Park, El Cerrito.

Sympetrum corruptum by TJ Gehling Via Flickr: Variegated meadowhawk female. Canyon Trail Park, El Cerrito.

Long Skimmer (Orthetrum trinacria), male by Allan Hopkins Via Flickr: Near Marakissa River Camp, Marakissa, The Gambia, West Africa

Blue-eyed Darner by pandatub on Flickr.

Blue-eyed Darner by pandatub on Flickr.

Fulvous Forest Skimmer (Neurothemis fulvia) by John Horstman (itchydogimages, SINOBUG) on Flickr.