wow Bob, I LOVE that dragonfly picture! Keep em coming...

Nice shots, as always!

Your dragonfly is a blue dasher dragonfly .... one of my favorites.

Beautiful!
~Laura

Those pictures are beautiful, Bob!
We have lots of dragonflies here - if I could raise them myself or attract them in great numbers with nectar plants, I'd sure do it!

Sherry

Very nice pics.

And since you mention raising dragonflies Sherry, I find it amazing that with all the critter-hunting we do and all the water around, I've never found a dragonfly nymph or pupa. hmmm.

Fighting8r,

Dragonfly and damselfly nymphs are aquatic. Some spend a year or more in the water before they crawl out onto vegatation or rocks where they will emerge and dry their wings. I love to go out in the morning and look for the widow skimmer dragonflies, when they take off their wings shimmer and sparkle, it is beautiful!

Pretty pics Bob. I always love your pics. Thanks for sharing them here. :o)

Love your photos, Bob. I caught a dragonfly like yours and was trying to ID. So, I'm glad you posted and got the answer.

I think your ID of the Horace is correct. It's easier when the butterflies don't have variations, and follow the pictures in the guides. LOL Randy Emmert has wonderful pictures of the Duskywings on his website.

Sandy