Autumn Meadowhawk Dragonfly (Sympetrum vicinum) visiting my garden Aug 2025, Winnebago Co., WI. Dragonflies and other beneficial insects are always welcome in my yard, and I especially appreciate it when they pose for a photo and eat some garden pests.
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Female black meadowhawk (š˜šš˜ŗš˜®š˜±š˜¦š˜µš˜³š˜¶š˜® š˜„š˜¢š˜Æš˜¢š˜¦), from the Wiley Trails:

(Edit: Soooo I just realized I posted this picture already last month  I guess consider this an update because I think I've narrowed down the species now.  )

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A meadowhawk (š˜šš˜ŗš˜®š˜±š˜¦š˜µš˜³š˜¶š˜® sp.) from the WIley Trails:

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2024-09-29 - Autumn Meadowhawk - It was suprising how close this Meadowhawk let me get, and the timing was funny because I took this photo shortly after saying I wasn't sure how people got such closeups of dragonfly's because they never stay still. Then I got lucky with this one.

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A new dragonfly visited the garden this afternoon - a black meadowhawk (Sympetrum danae).

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Autumn meadowhawk (š˜šš˜ŗš˜®š˜±š˜¦š˜µš˜³š˜¶š˜® š˜·š˜Ŗš˜¤š˜Ŗš˜Æš˜¶š˜®), from Thursday's hike:

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Another dragonfly - one of the red Meadowhawks from the Upper Midwest. I’m leaning toward #Sympetrum obtrusum.

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A #Meadowhawk perched on a branch earlier this summer.

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