{"id":525,"date":"2025-10-09T17:03:22","date_gmt":"2025-10-10T00:03:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jwnature.com\/?page_id=525"},"modified":"2025-10-16T13:14:26","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T20:14:26","slug":"felicita-dragonfly-pond-2-oct-2025","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/jwnature.com\/?page_id=525","title":{"rendered":"Felicita Dragonfly Pond – 2 OCT 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Felicita Dragonfly Pond – 2 OCT 2025<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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The Felicita Dragonfly Pond (map<\/a>) is not formally named but rather a de facto name after spending one cloudless afternoon photographing the same dragonfly making round trips to one of a few sticks reaching into the sun around the pond. It is simply a billowing area of Felicita creek with a still surface – perfect habitat for the Flame Skimmer. A quiet, sunny spot partially shaded by oaks and sycamores just off the trail and bordered by some gnarly tree roots that make a nice spot to sit and observe . . . The slow-motion video at the end of the gallery captures the Flame Skimmer in flight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read about Flame Skimmers <\/strong>(Libellula saturata)<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n