Bigsnest Wildlife Pond - Sebastopol, Sonoma Co., CA
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"Big Red" a Big Red Skimmer, king of Bigsnest pond
'96.
NOTE: The DSA (Dragonfly Society of the Americas) came up with common names for dragonflies in August `96, after the words above were first written. The new common name is "Flame Skimmer". |
| I believe this is `Son of Big Red '96': Big Red '97!
Flame Skimmers are fairly large, approx. two and a half inches long and quite common at ponds west of Kansas. They are an orange-red color and up close I love to watch their whole abdomen contract and expand as they breathe. Click here for yet another view...yes, he's a favorite of ours! See Flame 1998 below! |  |
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Flame '98! |
| Here's Flame 1999! |  |
| And here's the Flame of the new century, Flame 2000! |  |
| Meet Mr. Flame 2001! |  |
| Flame 2002 was an unusually cooperative guy(s)! |  click on image to enlarge. |
| Here's looking at Flame 2003! |  |
| Here's the 2004 edition! |  |