Yes - that is a big part of it with some species. You can almost always
count on 12 spotted skimmers and many of the meadowhawks to come back to
the same perch. Some species though never do that - widow skimmers and
spangled skimmers to name a couple. Other species - like blue dashers,
dot tailed whitefaces, frosted whitefaces, etc, return to the same
perch, but only on occasion. One trick I use is to rush in on the
dragonfly (or other insect) while they are in flight. If I'm the only
thing moving they usually fly off, but when they are moving (so
everything the are looking at is in motion) I'm less noticeable. Works
for other bugs too, but not for vertebrates...
- MCC
On 8/10/2011 1:43 PM, P. J. Alling wrote:
To give a serious answer it's usually easy. Dragonflies seem to like
to perch in a particular place, scare it away, and if you wait quietly
long enough they usually come back.
On 8/10/2011 2:25 AM, Chris Mitchell wrote:
On 10 August 2011 03:39, Mark C wrote:
A few snaps from last Saturday:
http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/
or
http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/out-standing-in-a-field-1
A lovely location and a welcome diversion from a reunion. How do you
get the dragon flies to keep still?
Chris
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