On the 31st of May I joined a little group of outdoor enthusiasts at Veteran's Oasis Park where we listened to Naturalist, Laurie (of the Maricopa Audubon Society) teach us about dragonflies and damselflies. At 8 a.m. it was already well into the 80's with not much of a breeze. However we saw lots of different specimens, a few of which were identified by Laurie. We also learned some fun information about various birds at this reclaimed water-park and bird sanctuary. Above is a damselfly (not identified), the tiny blossom of a native plant which Laurie identified and I have forgotten (grr!). And also a green heron who wanted us to leave so he could get about his fishing business. Some more photos from the morning are below.
Another unidentified damselfly...
a Familiar Bluet damselfly... (with many hungry minnows following!)
A closer view of the Familiar Bluet...
The resident desert tortoise...
Other fauna seen but not photographed were; Anna's Hummingbird catching bugs to feed her nestling(s), Great Blue Heron, Swallows, Great Egret, Turkey Vulture, Thrasher, Pied-bill Grebe, Cormorants, Pond turtles (not red-eared sliders), Wandering Glider (dragonfly), Red-tailed Pennet (dragonfly), Coots, and quite a few more critters! A photo of a Common Gallinule is coming up next for a wordless Friday post for the 'this moment' series. I love Veteran's Oasis park.
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