Cruisin'...

Good morning. Since I missed yesterday's 'Dragonfly Thursday', I'll play catch-up today. The beautiful Stream Cruiser is another of our 'first-of'season' dragonflies...first seen and photo'd on April 14th. Their coloring is bronze and silver, with the eyes being brown in immatures and turning green in adults. The thorax is bronze (brown to some) with one strong cream-colored lateral stripe. The abdomen is bronze with silver spots along the dorsal surface.

A note about their coloring...they are described in the field guides as 'brown and cream-colored', but the ones I've seen here seem more 'bronze and silvery'.

The first shot in the comment section is of a pair in the mating wheel position. But as I looked more closely when I brought it up on the computer I noticed they had a little visitor...a little Treehopper decided to 'sit a spell'.

And the last two captures in the comment section shows what they look like in uncropped photos. It is very difficult to get an eye on them unless they move.

And once again before the new season begins, I would like to share my Dragonfly sightings and documented species...28 species, the best year so far for count here at home:

Common Green Darner, Springtime Darner, Stream Cruiser, Dragonhunter, Slaty Skimmer, Common Whitetail, Wandering Glider, Eastern Amberwing, Blue Corporal, Flagtail Spinylegs,

Calico Pennant, Halloween Pennant, Eastern Pondhawk, Gilded River Cruiser, Blue Dasher, Spangled Skimmer, Black Saddlebags, Twelve-spotted Skimmer, Pronghorn Clubtail, Banded Pennant,

Black shouldered Spinglegs, Autumn Meadowhawk, Variegated Meadowhawk, Arrowhead Spiketail, Plains Clubtail, Common Baskettail, Prince Baskettail, Widow Skimmer.

Large size is best in all instances, if time permits.

Wishing everyone a wonderful Friday and upcoming weekend...=-)

Daisy