Thursday, September 15, 2011

Saffron-winged Meadowhawk

I spend a lot of time watching and photographing dragonflies, but not enough time sketching them. This one kept returning to the same stem. There was an added incentive to draw in that I wasn't sure what species I had in front of me. I knew it was a female meadowhawk, but which one? Could I draw it well enough to identify it when I had my field guide in hand?

Her body is rusty orange; no thoratic stripes; golden on the forward edge of her wings; and just a little golden-tan on her legs.

When I got home I looked in "Dragonflies and Damselflies of Oregon" by Kert and Gordon. .... it's a Saffron-winged meadowhawk. I have to admit there is a certain sdatisfaction to being able to identify the little dragonfly from just my drawing.
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2 comments:

  1. Lisa at GreenbowSeptember 16, 2011 at 5:56 AM

    I can see why you could id it. Great observation turned in to a painting.

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  2. SandraSeptember 16, 2011 at 10:36 AM

    Wonderful drawing of the Dragonfly…well done.

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