Widow Skimmer Dragonflies – Male & Female

The featured image and the one below are male Widow Skimmers. Images taken with a 300mm f/4 canon lens with a 1.4X Canon teleconverter.

Below are images of female Widow Skimmer dragonflies. Female Widow Skimmers do not have white on the wings and have a different body coloring.

Category: Blog, Davidsons Mill Pond Park, Dragonflies, Favorite Locations, Insects Tagged: canon 1.4x teleconverter series III, Canon 1D MkIV, canon 300mm f/4 IS lens, dragonfly, Dragonflys, Widow Skimmer, widow skimmer dragonfly

10 Comments on “Widow Skimmer Dragonflies – Male & Female”

Hans Wikström
August 15, 2020

Oh! That is the first dragonflie I have seen with B&W wings. Nice indeed!

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- Reed Andariese
  August 15, 2020
  
  Thanks Hans! It is interesting that males & females always have different coloring.
  
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belindagroverphotography
August 15, 2020

I haven’t seen the female before. Nice photos, Reed!

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- Reed Andariese
  August 15, 2020
  
  Thanks Belinda! They are fun photo subjects!
  
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Greta DH
August 15, 2020

Beautiful photographs Reed.

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- Reed Andariese
  August 15, 2020
  
  Thanks so much Greta! They are some of my favorite dragonflies!
  
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Steve Gingold
August 16, 2020

All nice looks, Reed.

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- Reed Andariese
  August 16, 2020
  
  Thanks Steve! I usually do not see the female Widow Skimmer!
  
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bayphotosbydonna
August 18, 2020

Awesome shots, Reed! You are the dragonfly whisperer!! 😊

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- Reed Andariese
  August 18, 2020
  
  Thanks so much Donna! The more you photograph them, the more you change how you photograph them! And then try to change your technique to get better results next time. Plus it becomes a challenge to try different techniques!😊
  
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