Here are a few odonate photos from a recent family vacation to Aruba. Enjoy!
Note, information about odes of Aruba was very helpful on Theo & Mars Muusse's Aruba website.Rambur's Forktail (Ishnura ramburii) Bubali Preserve, Aruba 16 June 2011 |
Great Pondhawk (Erythemis vesiculosa) Bubali Preserve, Aruba 16 June 2011 One idividual seen near the Butterfly Farm adjacent to Bubali. |
Red-tailed Pennant (Brachymesia furcata) Bubali Preserve, Aruba 16 June 2011 A few of these were seen. |
"Aruban" Skimmer (Orthemis sp.) Grounds of the Marriott, Aruba 13 June 2011 | |
"Aruban" Skimmer (Orthemis sp.) Grounds of the Marriott, Aruba 13 June 2011 | |
"Aruban" Skimmer (Orthemis sp.) Bubali Preserve, Aruba 16 June 2011 It's uncertain as to which species of skimmer this is. Perhaps O. discolor, O. ferruginae, or an undescribed species (which the Mousses refer to as "O. arubensis" on their website. | |
"Aruban" Skimmer (Orthemis sp.) Bubali Preserve, Aruba 16 June 2011 Several of these were present around Bubali. |
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