Dragonflies through Binoculars: A Field Guide to Dragonflies of North AmericaDragonfly watching is fast becoming an enjoyable and exciting hobby for many of those who love butterfly watching. This book picks up on that trend and brings it to the reader in an attractive and accessible format. A new addition to Oxford's acclaimed Butterflies through Binoculars series of field guides, Dragonflies through Binoculars allows for quick and easy identification of all the 300-plus species of dragonflies that have been found in the United States and Canada. In these well-illustrated pages, Sidney W. Dunkle answers any query the beginner or expert might have on the subject of dragonfly-watching on this continent--what kind of binoculars to buy, where to start looking for dragonflies, how to photograph these striking creatures, which clubs or societies to join, and so forth. Other important features for this handy field guide include detailed accounts of every species mentioned, useful information on habitats, explanations of mating rituals, full-color photographs of most of the species described, and range maps. |
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abdomen abdominal spots abdominal stripe amber Baja California bands basal HW spot Baskettail black dorsal blue BODY FEATURES Male bogs club Clubtail Gomphus COMMENTS Feeds COMMENTS Forages common dorsal dorsal spots dragonflies Dragonlet eastern edges Emerald Somatochlora emergent plants epiproct eyes face FEATURES Male cerci forehead forest Form female front of thorax genus Greater Antilles Green Darner HABITAT hamule hovering juvenile males lacks lakes larger lateral spots lateral stripes lateral thoracic stripes long as S9 Male abdomen Males patrol Males perch markings mature Meadowhawk Mosaic Darners narrow nodus occiput orange ovipositor pale lateral pale spots Pennant Pondhawk posed posterior Pronghorn pruinose ranges south River Cruiser Saddlebags Scarlet Skimmer SEASON Early SEASON Late shoulder stripe side of thorax SIMILAR SPECIES slender Spiketail spot on S8 stigma stream pools tips usually Variable Darner ventral Whiteface wing bands wing bases wingtips yellow dorsal yellow lateral yellow spots