The odonate season has been slow; June conditions in western Montana were cool and cloudy, yes a bit rainy too. Today ode watching improved significantly. Found the first meadowhawks for the year, Cherry-faced Meadowhawk (
Sympetrum internum). Good numbers were found along a Clark Fork River oxbow (Frenchtown, Montana) hanging out in Snowberry (
Symphoricarpos albus). Located an immature male Boreal Bluet (
Enallagma boreale) in another patch of snowberry resulting in my best diagnostic photo of this species cerci shape. Another great photo opportunity cropped up in nearby wet meadow habitat; a pruinose Northern Spreadwing (
Lestes disjunctus) cooperatively perched. Exiting to more drier habitat detected the only Western Red Damsel (
Amphiagrion abbreviatum), a female, for the day. It was fun discovering these colorful animals! Find something good in your own neighborhood.
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| Cherry-faced Meadowhawk |
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| Boreal Bluet |
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| Northern Spreadwing |
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| Western Red Damsel |
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