Australia Dragonflies

Appaloosa Drive Waste Ground

Friday February 3, 2012

Overview

Dense tea-tree scrub swarming with hymenoptera, next to standing stormwater puddles. Some interesting Odonata, including remarkably large Austrolestes analis?

Images

Wildlife

Damselflies	2 species
Slender Ringtail (Austrolestes analis)	2	Almost entirely black - remarkably longg. Perpendicular perching, and flexing curiously after landing.
Red & Blue Damsel (Xanthagrion erythroneurum)	2
Dragonflies	2 species
Blue Skimmer (Orthetrum caledonicum)	2	males and females
Wandering Percher (Diplacodes bipunctata)	1

Locations Visited

Experiences from this trip

February 3, 2012 : Appaloosa Drive Waste Ground

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Stalked various dragons and damsels through shoulder-high tea trees, trying to get good phots with a cell phone. Trying to get good photos of a large black damsel with a single small bluish spot proved particularly trying.