eastern amberwing

Uploaded on Jul 19, 2011

Male Eastern Amberwing (Perithemis tenera) - Scherman-Hoffman Wildlife Sanctuary, 9 Hardscrabble Road, Bernardsville, New Jersey

Note: Did you see him chewing and pooing at the same time?

Uploaded on Jul 15, 2011

A female Amberwing videoed at the Bluff Spring Fen Nature Preserve on July 7, 2011.

Female amberwings' wings are covered in brown spots, unlike the male, whose are entirely amber. From: http://phsinsects.wikispaces.com/Eastern+Amberwing+Dragonfly

Uploaded on Aug 21, 2011

Male Eastern Amberwing Dragpnfly perched on a mint flower on the edge of the Watergate Pond at the Delaware water Gap National Recreation Area.

This guy occasionally takes flight and captures small bugs in mid flight that you can see him chewing on when he lands. The mint flowerhead is also crawling with unidentified flies. It's interesting to note that the dragonfly seems to show no interest at all in the bugs crawling underfoot, and I suspect that it is because Dragonflies are "programmed" to capture insects in flight, and the thought of grabbing one that crawls right between their legs never occurs to them!

FYI - Be sure to click the little gear icon and watch this video full screen in 1080p HD

Did you see the OOF (out of focus) waterbugs scooting around in the BG (background)?

Uploaded on Sep 3, 2011

This tiny Skimmer is only about 1 inch long. Shot by Panasonic GH2 + 100-300mm lens in 9/3 (Sat) late afternoon.