richard bledsoe
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dragons and damsels at the salton sea nov. 6
i had been trying to get out to the salton sea in the extreme south west corner of california but kept rescheduling because of extreme heat in the desert and then the wild fires that closed the highway east of san diego. anyway, i finally got on the road thursday last week (11/6/03).
any desert species would be new to me and i hoped that there would still be some odes flying. i did take a small detour to obsidian butte at the sea to look for late yellow-footed gulls but none were to be had. my disappointment was short lived however as my first stop for odes turned up several roseate skimmers, lots of desert forktails, and many rambur"s forktails. others flying but not new to me were common green darner, variegated meadowhawk, familiar bluet, and american rubyspot.
i feel very fortunate to have the salton sea so easily accessible as it is a great bird magnet for wintering species and i will check on the dragonfly situation when i'm out there.
i hope you enjoy these shots of the days catch. which are on the next post because i didn't do it right the first attempt.
i had been trying to get out to the salton sea in the extreme south west corner of california but kept rescheduling because of extreme heat in the desert and then the wild fires that closed the highway east of san diego. anyway, i finally got on the road thursday last week (11/6/03).
any desert species would be new to me and i hoped that there would still be some odes flying. i did take a small detour to obsidian butte at the sea to look for late yellow-footed gulls but none were to be had. my disappointment was short lived however as my first stop for odes turned up several roseate skimmers, lots of desert forktails, and many rambur"s forktails. others flying but not new to me were common green darner, variegated meadowhawk, familiar bluet, and american rubyspot.
i feel very fortunate to have the salton sea so easily accessible as it is a great bird magnet for wintering species and i will check on the dragonfly situation when i'm out there.
i hope you enjoy these shots of the days catch. which are on the next post because i didn't do it right the first attempt.
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