Greensboro Birds

We’ve had a few inches of rain in the past week, and now our wet footlong grass is attracting dragonflies. This female common green darner was grabbing onto a cluster of long blades, and refused to budge no matter how close I or the dogs got to it. It just kept clutching the grass tighter [...]

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We’re a little distracted this week, and, well, bugged. The farm is no longer in the cards, and there are petty annoyances that need to be sorted out. Needless to say, it’s getting in the way of my birding. So, in the spirit of the week, I present a greatest-hits collection of bugs.

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I received a great shot today from our friend Dennis of a nest chockablock full of young Barn Swallows. Today was a whirlwind so I didn’t get a chance to scan it yet, but check for it tomorrow. In the meantime, I’m excited to show you this male Widow Skimmer dragonfly. (You might have seen [...]

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Not a bird, but twice as many wings! This is a Widow Skimmer dragonfly, a female at that (males have a whitish wing spot next to the black bit), and a member of the King Skimmer group of dragonflies. She was perched obligingly in the central battlefield yesterday, allowing me to take photos of her [...]

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