Hi all, I recently purchased Rob Cannings book, "Introducing the Dragonflies of British Columbia and the Yukon." It's a great book and it has some good ...
All of these sightings are in San Joaquin County, Stockton, California along Five Mile Creek July 4, 2003 Pachydiplax longipennis 7 males 1 female (netted) ...
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Hello all, I reorganized how the files were kept. My apologies if you got multiple messages about this. The monthly distribution updates are now kept in a ...
From the odonata-l group in response to a question about the barbs along the wing veins of dragonflies: This wasn't in my cerebral hard drive but was at hand...
Hi all, I have to jump in here with an inexpert comment or two. I like the idea about the spines being meant to reduce air vibrations for prey that are ...
On the 27th, Craig Reiser and myself were in Borrego Palm Canyon, looking at a Mosaic Darner that neither of us had seen before. I received a permit from Paul...
Re. Doug's Darner photos OK! Now for everyone who wants to 'practice' their Darner ID skills- these photos are so good, it's like having the bug in your...
Hi Doug: First off, this is a female (2 simple terminal appendages (cerci), ovipositor visible in side view). I believe I can see the little protuberance under...
Here are a few sightings from the last week or so around western Siskiyou County. 9/27/03 Chambers Flat River Access (2 mi west of Happy Camp). Time was around...
Dennis' thoughts on the spines possibly causing turbulence and smoother flight. Not his words exactly but it brought to mind something I read years ago about...
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Hello all, I had to rescue Dave from his back yard toils, so we headed for the hills - the Sonoma Mt. hill to be exact to see if the Great Spreadwings were...
Oders, Please forgive the "newbie" question....Has anyone had any experience with
female Striped Meadowhawk with no lateral black stripe? I believe this is...
Steve, Why don't you put the images up in the CalOdes photo folder. Even poor images can sometimes help a lot with an ID. It sounds like whatever you saw was a...
Hi all, At Kathy's request, I've posted the two digi-bin shots of the meadowhawk I saw yesterday. The lighting was about as poor as it could have been but you...
Steve and all, I think your ID was right on. This appears to be a mature Striped Meadowhawk female. The shape of the thoracic stripes shows very well and fit...
Hi Steve: This looks to be a female Striped Meadowhawk, as Kathy suggests. This can be a very drab and unpatterned critter, except for the white stripes on the...
Tim and Kathy, Thanks very much! This was a lifer for me! I appreciate the input... and I love the Internet! I also had a couple of spreadwing pairs in...
Tim, Just a quick, maybe dumb question: When you refer to the basal half of the abdomen, do you mean the half closest to the thorax or is the underside itself...
After several days of seeing only one or two Enallagma civile together, this afternoon 10/6/03 I saw: 12 males catchng bugs off the water and circling each...
I will be going to Visalia in the next two weeks. Does anyone know some good spots to see anything? Thanks in advance!!! Douglas Aguillard San Diego, CA ...
Hi all - I recently had a pair of birding bins stolen from my car. My insurance is paying to replace them, and I'd like to purchase a good pair for watching...
Both the E.O. Rangers 8X and 10X close focus to 6 ft. The new Audubon's ??? focus to 5 ft, and are suppose to be fantastic at $219-$239. The Bausch & Lombs 8's...
In July I studied up and shopped for close focus binoculars, culminating in trying out many pairs at the Wild Bird Center in Los Gatos. There were 2 pair that...
Steve and all, I have the Eagle Ranger 6X32 that focus to ~5 ft and I'm really happy with them. I would have gotten 8X but with my hand tremor, the 6X ...
On my last trek of the season to Mt. Diablo State Park yesterday, I found the following at Pine Pond: California Spreadwing (Archilestes californica) -- one...
For years, I had been looking for a second pair of binoculars with close- focusing that I could use for insects and Black Rails at Palo Alto Baylands. (The...
I just received my new Audubon Equinox 8x42 bins by Sheltered Wings. I think I will enjoy them as the range of focus does get much closer than any pair I have...
