Roseate Skimmer
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The Roseate Skimmer (Orthemis ferruginea) is a common southern dragonfly, and a really beautiful creature. This lavender colored insect is quite eye-catching as it flies through your field of view. The male here was photographed in Uvalde Co., Texas, in May, 2003, with a Canon EOS 10D and EF 70-200 F/2.8 L IS lens and 2X extender. | |
This female was photographed in Austin, Travis Co., Texas in July, 2003, with the same gear as the previous shot. Roseate Skimmers sometimes perch vertically like this, or horizontally. | |
The young male on the right was a digital shot in Austin, Travis Co., Texas, in July, 2003, with a Canon EOS 10D and EF 70-200mm F/2.8 L IS lens and 2X extender and 550 flash. The next three shots of female Roseate Skimmers were all digital images taken in Austin, Travis Co., Texas. The 1st shot is from July 2003, the next shot with the out-of-focus sunflower is from July, 2004, and the bottom shot is from August, 2005. Note the variation of the color of the flange on segment 8. On some individuals it is brownish but on others it is almost black. | |
The male shown here was at Fort Clark Springs, Kinney Co., Texas, in September, 2006. It was photographed with a Canon EOS 1D Mark II and EF 300mm F/4 L IS lens and 580 flash. | |
The male Roseate Skimmer shown here was in southern Tamaulipas, Mexico, in May, 2007. It was shot with a Canon EOS 1D Mark II and EF 300mm F/4 L IS lens and 2X extender. | |
The female shown here, which shows more color on the abdomen than is normal, was in Austin, Travis Co., Texas, in August, 2007. It was shot with a Canon EOS 1D Mark III and EF 300mm F/4 L IS lens and 2X extender and 580 flash. | |
The male shown here was also in Austin in August, 2007, and was shot with the same gear as previously described. | |
The female Roseate Skimmer shown here was near Mission, Hidalgo Co., Texas, in May, 2008. This image was taken with a Canon EOS 1D Mark III and EF 300mm F/4 L IS lens and 2X extender and 580 flash. | |
The young male Roseate Skimmer shown here was in Austin, Travis Co., Texas, in May, 2009. This shot was taken with a Canon EOS 50D and an EF 70-200mm F/2.8 L IS lens and 2X extender and 580 flash. | |
The next 2 shots of female Roseate Skimmers were taken in Austin, Travis Co., Texas, in August, 2009, with a Canon EOS 1D Mark III and an EF 300mm F/4 L IS lens and 2X extender and 580 flash. The shot shown here shows 2 females perched together which is unusual. | |
The male Roseate Skimmer shown here was at Sabine Pass, Jefferson Co., Texas, in October 2009. This shot was taken with a Canon EOS 1D Mark III and an EF 300mm F/4 L IS lens and 2X extender and 580 flash. | |
The female Roseate Skimmer shown here was at High Island, Galveston Co., Texas, in November, 2009. The same photo gear as above was used. | |
The next 2 shots of male Roseate Skimmers were both taken in Austin, Travis Co., Texas, in September, 2010, with a Canon EOS 1D Mark IV and a Sigma 50-500mm lens and Canon 580 flash. | |
The male Roseate Skimmer on the right was in Austin, Travis Co., Texas, in November, 2010. This "hanging perch" is a little unusual in this species, but they certainly do this from time to time. | |
This shot shows a female (above) and a male (below) Roseate Skimmer at Bentsen State Park, Hidalgo Co., Texas, in December, 2010. This image was taken with a Canon EOS 1D Mark IV and a Sigma 50-500mm lens and Canon 580 flash. | |
The male Roseate Skimmer on the right was in Victoria, Victoria Co., Texas, in September, 2011. This shot was taken with a Canon EOS 1D Mark IV and a Sigma 50-500mm lens and Canon 580 flash. | |
The young male Roseate Skimmer on the right was in Dripping Springs, Hays Co., Texas, in July, 2012. This shot was taken with a Canon EOS 1D Mark IV and an EF 300mm F/4 L IS lens and 1.4X extender. | |
The female Roseate Skimmer on the right was in Dripping Springs, Hays Co., Texas, in July, 2012. This shot was taken with a Canon EOS 1D Mark IV and an EF 300mm F/4 L IS lens and 1.4X extender. | |
The image on the right was taken in July, 2012, in Dripping Springs, Hays Co., Texas. The exuviae of a Roseate Skimmer is at the top. Arrarently, another larva crawled out of the water at a future time and attached itself to the exuviae and the 2nd Roseate Skimmer started to emerge. During the emergence process, something went wrong and the emerging dragonfly died. I just thought it created an interesting image. | |
Roseate Skimmer Orthemis ferruginea young male Independence Park, Gonzales, Gonzales Co., Texas 2 August 2013 |
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Roseate Skimmer Orthemis ferruginea male Hornsby Bend, Austin, Travis Co., Texas 6 August 2013 |
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Roseate Skimmer Orthemis ferruginea male Hornsby Bend, Austin, Travis Co., Texas 13 September 2013 |
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Roseate Skimmer Orthemis ferruginea male Hornsby Bend, Austin, Travis Co., Texas 1 November 2013 |
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Roseate Skimmer Orthemis ferruginea male Hornsby Bend, Austin, Travis Co., Texas 1 May 2014 |
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Roseate Skimmer Orthemis ferruginea young male Independence Park, Gonzales, Gonzales Co., Texas 28 July 2014 |
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Roseate Skimmer Orthemis ferruginea young male Hornsby Bend, Austin, Travis Co., Texas 7 August 2014 |
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Roseate Skimmer Orthemis ferruginea young male Hornsby Bend, Austin, Travis Co., Texas 14 August 2014 |
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Roseate Skimmer Orthemis ferruginea male Pedernales River Nature Park, Johnson City, Blanco Co., Texas 23 August 2014 |
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Roseate Skimmer Orthemis ferruginea female Hornsby Bend, Austin, Travis Co., Texas 3 November 2014 |
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Roseate Skimmer Orthemis ferruginea male Presidio, Presidio Co., Texas 22 May 2015 |
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Roseate Skimmer Orthemis ferruginea female Murphy Ranch, near Bee Cave, Travis Co., Texas 2 June 2015 |
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Roseate Skimmer Orthemis ferruginea male Hornsby Bend, Austin, Travis Co., Texas 10 July 2015 |
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Roseate Skimmer Orthemis ferruginea young male Breckenridge Park, San Antonio, Bexar Co., Texas 15 July 2015 Lat 29.46399, Lon -98.4697 |
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Roseate Skimmer Orthemis ferruginea female Yett Creek Park, Austin, Travis Co., Texas 16 July 2015 Lat 30.429596, Lon -97.737002 |
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Roseate Skimmer Orthemis ferruginea male Mike Murphy Ranch, Travis Co., Texas 20 July 2015 |
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Roseate Skimmer Orthemis ferruginea young male Mike Murphy Ranch, Travis Co., Texas 3 August 20154 |
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Roseate Skimmer Orthemis ferruginea male Hornsby Bend, Austin, Travis Co., Texas 4 August 2015 |
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Roseate Skimmer Orthemis ferruginea male Hornsby Bend, Austin, Travis Co., Texas 4 August 2015 |
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Roseate Skimmer Orthemis ferruginea male Hornsby Bend, Austin, Travis Co., Texas 15 September 2015 |
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Roseate Skimmer Orthemis ferruginea male Hornsby Bend, Austin, Travis Co., Texas 14 October 2015 |
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Roseate Skimmer Orthemis ferruginea female Hornsby Bend, Austin, Travis Co., Texas 27 October 2015 |
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Roseate Skimmer Orthemis ferruginea young male Hornsby Bend, Austin, Travis Co., Texas 27 October 2015 |
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Roseate Skimmer Orthemis ferruginea female Hornsby Bend, Austin, Travis Co., Texas 7 September 2016 |
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Roseate Skimmer Orthemis ferruginea female Hornsby Bend, Austin, Travis Co., Texas 8 October 2016 |
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Roseate Skimmer Orthemis ferruginea young male Marble Falls, Burnet Co., Texas 25 October 2016 |
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Roseate Skimmer Orthemis ferruginea young male NABA Butterfly Park, Mission, Hidalgo Co., Texas 18 November 2016 |
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Roseate Skimmer Orthemis ferruginea female Dripping Springs, Hays Co., Texas 3 July 2017 |
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Roseate Skimmer Orthemis ferruginea male Murphy Ranch, ca 7 mi W of Bee Cave, Travis Co., Texas 11 July 2017 |
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Roseate Skimmer Orthemis ferruginea young male Independence Park, Gonzales, Gonzales Co., Texas 21 July 2017 |
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Roseate Skimmer Orthemis ferruginea male Hornsby Bend, Austin, Travis Co., Texas 7 September 2017 |
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Roseate Skimmer Orthemis ferruginea female Hornsby Bend, Austin, Travis Co., Texas 7 September 2017 |
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Roseate Skimmer Orthemis ferruginea male Frontera Audubon Sanctuary, Weslaco, Hidalgo Co., Texas 7 October 2017 |
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Roseate Skimmer Orthemis ferruginea male Bentsen Rio Grande State Park, Hidalgo Co., Texas 8 October 2017 |
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Roseate Skimmer Orthemis ferruginea female Southeast Metro Park, Travis Co., Texas 19 October 2017 |
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Roseate Skimmer Orthemis ferruginea male Fort Clark Springs, Brackettville, Kinney Co., Texas 8 April 2018 |
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Roseate Skimmer Orthemis ferruginea male Hornsby Bend, Austin, Travis Co., Texas 11 April 2018 |
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Roseate Skimmer Orthemis ferruginea male Hornsby Bend, Austin, Travis Co., Texas 18 April 2018 |