Common Whitetail Dragonfly (Plathemis lydia) in Norman, Oklahoma, United States on June 1, 2025

Some of the camera settings I used to make this photo are at: https://www.rsok.com/~jrm/2025Jun15_birds_and_cats/2025jun01_dragonfly_IMG_3702c.html

#dragonfly #hunter #predator #dragons #Plathemis #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #Oklahoma #photography

Common Whitetail Dragonfly (Plathemis lydia) in Norman, Oklahoma, United States on May 23, 2025

Some of the camera settings I used to make this photo are at: https://www.rsok.com/~jrm/2025May31_birds_and_cats/2025may23_dragonfly_IMG_3627c.html

#dragonfly #predator #Plathemis #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #Oklahoma #photography

Common Whitetail Dragonfly (Plathemis lydia) in Norman, Oklahoma, United States on July 2, 2024

Some of the camera settings I used to make this photo are at: https://www.rsok.com/~jrm/2024Jul18_birds_and_cats/2024jul02_dragonfly_IMG_0583c.html

#dragonfly #Plathemis #mosquitoHunter #naturephotography #Oklahoma #photography

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Common Whitetail Dragonfly (Plathemis lydia) in Norman, Oklahoma, United States on June 8, 2024

Some of the camera settings I used to make this photo are at: https://www.rsok.com/~jrm/2024Jun17_birds_and_cats/2024jun08_dragonfly_IMG_0265c.html

#dragonfly #Plathemis #whitetail #naturephotography #Oklahoma #photography

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Common Whitetail (Plathemis lydia) on Island in the Net

I saw what I initially thought were two distinct dragonflies. However, using iNaturalist, I later learned that I had photographed both the male and female Common Whitetail (Plathemis lydia).

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