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ooglywooglies.bsky.social
also someone on inat updated my dragonfly mystery, i temporarily called it a meadowhawk just to maybe get someone to notice it (there are no meadowhawks in australia but thats what the nymph looks like) and someone labelled it Libellulidae which is the same family. honestly it might be a tau emerald
February 15, 2026 at 12:27 PM
jeremysell.bsky.social
Meadowhawks (Odonata: Libellulidae: Sympetrum spp.) are small skimmer dragonflies found mostly in temperate regions of the northern hemisphere. Juveniles and females are mostly gold-colored, but mature males and some females turn red like the one shown here. Cambridge Junction Michigan, 06 Jul 2025.
Meadowhawks (Odonata: Libellulidae: Sympetrum spp.) are small skimmer dragonflies found mostly in temperate regions of the northern hemisphere. Juveniles and females are mostly gold-colored, but mature males and some females turn red like the one shown here. Cambridge Junction Michigan, 06 Jul 2025.
December 21, 2025 at 2:09 PM
wigmund.bsky.social
Couple of Variegated Meadowhawks that were alongside the trail to Elkhorn Tavern at the Pea Ridge Military Park on November 2nd #wildlife #insects
December 14, 2025 at 11:37 PM
imagewildlife.bsky.social
Posting of Saffron-winged Meadowhawk is a reminder there is no time like the present to fly, for us metaphorically. And okay, all #dragonfly activity in the temperate parts of the country is not happening (winter). Still the message remains, think then take action. Build good habits towards 2026 :-)
Saffron-winged Meadowhawk is one of fourteen Sympetrum species (aka Meadowhawks) found in North America (Paulson 2009). Though only an inch and a half in length adult males are mostly red which assists finding them. Red restricted to the tubular abdomen which has a black slash on top of segments eight and nine. The unpatterned thorax is brown with reddish tones. Legs are a random mix of brown and black. Eyes are dark red with a red-toned tan face. Veins of leading wing edge are saffron colored (see image). Habitat consists of still water wetlands thick with aquatic vegetation. Flight season for Montana is July into October. Distribution: northern half of U.S. into southern Canada.
December 2, 2025 at 12:19 AM
jeremysell.bsky.social
Meadowhawks (Odonata: Libellulidae: Sympetrum spp.) are small skimmer dragonflies found mostly in temperate regions of the northern hemisphere. Juveniles and females are mostly gold-colored like the one shown here, but mature males and some females turn red. Cambridge Junction Michigan, 22 Jun 2025.
Meadowhawks (Odonata: Libellulidae: Sympetrum spp.) are small skimmer dragonflies found mostly in temperate regions of the northern hemisphere. Juveniles and females are mostly gold-colored like the one shown here, but mature males and some females turn red. Cambridge Junction Michigan, 22 Jun 2025.
November 30, 2025 at 2:12 PM
donaldgrimm.bsky.social
Variegated Meadowhawk, Palm Springs, November 20, 2025.

More flora and fauna photos:

www.inaturalist.org/observations...

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#VariegatedMeadowhawk
#PalmSprings
Variegated Meadowhawk, Palm Springs, November 20, 2025. More flora and fauna photos: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?place_id=any&user_id=dgrimmphd&verifiable=any #Insect #Insects #Nature #Wildlife #Meadowhawk #Meadowhawks #VariegatedMeadowhawk #PalmSprings
November 21, 2025 at 4:39 AM
petnoodle.bsky.social
Autumn Meadowhawks still flying around in numbers at Occoquan Wildlife Refuge - even still mating! Crap phone photo as evidence
#dragonfly #invertebrates
A pair of dragonflies in mating wheel on a concrete structure in a parking lot. The male is red and the female is brown. There's some dry grass and rocks at the top of the image.
November 16, 2025 at 6:42 PM
ooglywooglies.bsky.social
once again the closest match anyone can find (and so far the only person helping me is using chatgpt...) is a genus of dragonfly that doesnt fucking live in australia. its the closest looking one ive been able to find it looks very much like a meadowhawk but we apparently dont have meadowhawks
November 11, 2025 at 7:50 AM
jamesastewart.bsky.social
Spotted in the garden yesterday. Late afternoon sun made for heavy shadows so this heavily cropped iPhone photo is not the most detailed. Possible ID is it’s in the genus Meadowhawks, possibly a male Autumn Meadowhawk, so named for its coloration. 🌱📷
A dragonfly rests on beige colored house siding. Heavy shadows obscure some detail in this photo but its reddish body and legs are still evident and its heavily veined transparent wings are very apparent.
November 8, 2025 at 3:53 PM
wzrdprang.bsky.social
It's getting cold where I'm at, but on my walk today I saw several yellow-legged meadowhawks, a small dragonfly, and it was so awesome.
October 28, 2025 at 7:12 PM
theonetruekat.bsky.social
I seem to be “third wheeling” an intimate moment. #inverts Variegated Meadowhawks
Two large dragonflies in the middle of making more dragonflies.
October 16, 2025 at 8:09 PM
shendrich.bsky.social
The ditch is puddling,
tansy gone brown, fall colors,
meadowhawks emerge.
Female orange autumn meadowhawk on dry brown tansy heads facing left
October 12, 2025 at 1:25 PM
melissamactn.bsky.social
It's the last chance for romance for the blue-faced meadowhawks, and the ladies are in serious demand. I saw two females (both actively paired up) and about two dozen males in the same strip of woods!
#Inverts #dragonflies
Two dragonflies, one with a bright red body, blue eyes, and a teal face and the other with a tan body, light blue eyes, and a white face, rest on a stick in the wheeled mating position
October 12, 2025 at 12:31 AM
conniemenefee.bsky.social
Late season dragonflies - Autumn meadowhawks (I think!) ... they were tandem ovipositing and there were other males slightly harassing the pair 🌿 #Invert
Red dragonflies laying eggs near shore Red dragonfly in flight
October 5, 2025 at 1:27 AM
littletreeswallow.bsky.social
One of the Autumn Meadowhawks..seems to be a very large population of them this year..the red ones are the males,the females are greenish-brown with yellow legs.
A red dragonfly sitting on a yellow leaf
October 2, 2025 at 9:09 PM
jenglish90.bsky.social
A pair of Autumn Meadowhawks to celebrate the first of October.
#insects #dradonflies #insectphotography #naturephotography
A pair of red dragonflies on wood.
October 1, 2025 at 3:50 PM
tempus-fugit0.bsky.social
Autumn meadowhawk shows up right on time.

#insects #dragonflies #entomology #meadowhawks
September 30, 2025 at 11:42 PM
adriennemac.bsky.social
The variegated meadowhawk I spotted yesterday in Sabino Canyon

📍Ancestral lands of O’Odham Jeweḍ, Sobaipuri, Tohono O’Odham & Hohokam

#macrophotography #dragonflies #odonata #nature #bugs #meadowhawks #variegatedmeadowhawk
#🐞
A reddish orange and tan dragonfly poses on a small branch in front of a yellow-tan blurred background with its wings down A reddish orange and tan dragonfly poses on a small branch in front of a yellow-tan blurred background
September 29, 2025 at 1:19 PM
jaqqqln.gay
Wait
These two aren't hunting....
Two meadowhawks banging on jaq's toe.
September 24, 2025 at 8:02 PM
jaqqqln.gay
I read that meadowhawks like to find places to perch while hunting & apparently my toes are very helpful rn
September 24, 2025 at 7:52 PM
jbtheexplorer.bsky.social
It's been a really good year for dragonflies in my native garden. Lately I've had lots of autumn meadowhawks!

#dragonfly #odonata #Insects #dragonflyemoji 🐉🪰
Autumn meadowhawk on gray-headed coneflower.
September 3, 2025 at 3:57 PM
jpsea83.bsky.social
‘Little lantern eyeballs’
#photography💮📷
🀄️ #Dragonflies
Captured yesterday at work:))🏮🩵 (Sympetrum is a genus of small to medium-sized skimmer dragonflies, known as darters in the UK and as meadowhawks in North America-Wikipedia)
September 3, 2025 at 2:49 PM
jbtheexplorer.bsky.social
Autumn meadowhawks on gray-headed coneflowers.

#Dragonfly #dragonflies #odonata #nativegarden #nativeplants
August 29, 2025 at 6:14 PM
shendrich.bsky.social
Near Silver Lagoon,
saffron-winged meadowhawks mate,
splendor in the grass.
Mating saffron winged meadowhawks facing right in green and dry grass and dandelion leaves
August 26, 2025 at 8:10 AM