This Shadow Darner (Aeshna umbrosa) dragonfly was a great surprise to find last week on a warm autumn afternoon. The number of dragonflies in the air is certainly decreasing along with the rest of the insects, but there were several Shadows in the grasslands and woodland edges near a pond. Do you know what the dragonfly we most often see late in the fall season is? I saw one of those on the same day, and I will post that later this week.
Scott Kruitbosch
Conservation & Outreach Coordinator
