Damsels and Dragons

[Mark Melton]

I'm going to vote for female Common Green Darner. ( I've never found them to be common! They've all managed to elude my camera.)

Also the official Washington State Insect.

Green Darner Dragonfly

Washington designated the green darner dragonfly (Anax junius Drury) as the official state insect in 1997. Alaska is the only other state to recognize a dragonfly as a symbol (although Nevada's official state insect is a damselfly). All State Insects The idea for adopting the common green darner...

statesymbolsusa.org

 

[Kilchis]

Striped Meadowhawk, female, yesterday. As nighttime temperatures drop it's getting toward the end of dragon season.







Her wannabe boyfriend, 6 feet away.