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Band-winged Meadowhawk
Sympetrum semicintum

The Band-winged Meadowhawk (Sympetrum semicintum) is a widespread dragonfly across the northern two-thirds on the United States and parts of southern Canada. It receives its common name from the amber color in the basal halves of its wings. The female shown here was at the Oxford Reservoir, Franklin Co., Idaho, in July, 2008. This shot was taken with a Canon EOS 1D Mark III and EF 300mm F/4 L IS lens and 2X extender.
The female in the next 2 shots and the red male in image 4 were along the Snake River in Power Co., Idaho, in July, 2008. These shots were taken with the same equipment described in the first shot.
 
The next 3 shots (female at right and teneral male in next 2 shots) were taken with the same equipment previously described near Dayville, Grant Co., Oregon along the South Fork John Day River in July, 2008.
The male shown here was along the Yakima River in Benton Co., Washington, in August, 2008. The same photo gear was used.
The female Band-winged Meadowhawks in the next 3 shots were in Penobscot Co., Maine, in August, 2009. These images were taken with a Canon EOS 1D Mark III and EF 300mm F/4 L IS lens and 2X extender.
The next fourteen images of Band-winged Meadowhawks were all taken near the Niobrara River, Cherry Co., Nebraska, in July, 2011, with a Canon EOS 1D Mark IV and a Sigma 50-500mm lens and Canon 580 flash.
The female Band-winged Meadowhawk on the right was in Corrales, Sandoval Co., New Mexico, in August, 2011.