Battle Creek Wildlife Area, 5/1/06

Checked out the BCWA again today. Amazing what a difference two days can make. A dozen or more teneral Eight-Spotted Skimmers, a half-dozen to a dozen teneral Pacific Clubtails, and a number of teneral Western Pondhawks. Some of the bluets had colored up and were displaying mating behavior.

familiar bluet

Famliar Bluet, adult male.
pacific clubtail

Pacific Clubtail, teneral male.
eight-spotted skimmer

Eight-spotted Skimmer, teneral male.
western pondhawk

Western Pondhawk, teneral female.
western pondhawk

Western Pondhawk, teneral female.
western pondhawk

Same as above, zoomed in.

© 2006 Ray Bruun