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Jul 27, 2014 19:21:25   #
Dixiegirl Loc: Alabama gulf coast
 
Well no wonder, John! :-D By the way, my aunt up the road has a nesting pair of Miss Kites. Beautiful birds they are. I thought you just made up the name Halloween Pendent. lol
RedArrow wrote:
I live between Big & Little Bayou Black, and plenty of near by ponds and drainage canals.
In my yard:
1.) Halloween Pendent
2.) Four Spot Pendent
3.) Brown Saddlebag
4.) Blue Dasher/Great Blue Skimmer
5.) Eastern Pondhawk
6.) Golden Darter
7.) Red Veined Darter
8.) Amberwing
9.) and few yet to identify.

This means not very many skeeters left to bite me. I also have 2 dozen Mississippi Kites which feed on dragonflies and have seen that many over head at one time.
I live between Big & Little Bayou Black, and p... (show quote)

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Jul 27, 2014 19:22:19   #
RedArrow Loc: Coastal Louisiana
 
Dixiegirl wrote:
Well no wonder, John! :-D By the way, my aunt up the road has a nesting pair of Miss Kites. Beautiful birds they are. I thought you just made up the name Halloween Pendent. lol

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Jul 27, 2014 19:26:05   #
RedArrow Loc: Coastal Louisiana
 
I have too many nesting pairs to count. I watch them soar all day long and dive down and catch a dragonfly and off to feed the young. A dragonfly with orange and black wings has to be called Halloween. :shock:

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Jul 27, 2014 20:26:05   #
Dixiegirl Loc: Alabama gulf coast
 
Yep, just as I thought, and I'm going to tag the next red and green a Christmas Pendant. :-D :-D
RedArrow wrote:
I have too many nesting pairs to count. I watch them soar all day long and dive down and catch a dragonfly and off to feed the young. A dragonfly with orange and black wings has to be called Halloween. :shock:

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Jul 27, 2014 20:40:19   #
RedArrow Loc: Coastal Louisiana
 
Darn it Donna, I already have it on file just waiting for Xmas to post it.


Dixiegirl wrote:
Yep, just as I thought, and I'm going to tag the next red and green a Christmas Pendant. :-D :-D

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Jul 27, 2014 20:47:46   #
Dixiegirl Loc: Alabama gulf coast
 
...and a pink one for Mother's Day. I know. :-D
RedArrow wrote:
Darn it Donna, I already have it on file just waiting for Xmas to post it.

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Jul 27, 2014 20:56:14   #
RedArrow Loc: Coastal Louisiana
 
Ok Donna, I dye them like Easter eggs you got me red handed. :shock:

Dixiegirl wrote:
...and a pink one for Mother's Day. I know. :-D

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Jul 27, 2014 21:05:54   #
Dixiegirl Loc: Alabama gulf coast
 
RedArrow wrote:
Ok Donna, I dye them like Easter eggs you got me red handed. :shock:


:D :thumbup: :thumbup:

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Jul 30, 2014 11:25:00   #
oldmalky Loc: West Midlands,England.
 
RedArrow wrote:
I live between Big & Little Bayou Black, and plenty of near by ponds and drainage canals.
In my yard:
1.) Halloween Pendent
2.) Four Spot Pendent
3.) Brown Saddlebag
4.) Blue Dasher/Great Blue Skimmer
5.) Eastern Pondhawk
6.) Golden Darter
7.) Red Veined Darter
8.) Amberwing
9.) and few yet to identify.

This means not very many skeeters left to bite me. I also have 2 dozen Mississippi Kites which feed on dragonflies and have seen that many over head at one time.
I live between Big & Little Bayou Black, and p... (show quote)


I believe there are about 6000 dragonflies species and i have managed about 5, thanks for the pics.

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Jul 30, 2014 14:19:05   #
RedArrow Loc: Coastal Louisiana
 
Thanks for looking oldmalky

oldmalky wrote:
I believe there are about 6000 dragonflies species and i have managed about 5, thanks for the pics.

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