Black-shouldered Spinyleg (Dromogomphus spinosus)

Black-shouldered Spinyleg
Dromogomphus spinosus

The Black-shouldered Spinyleg (Dromogomphus spinosus) is fairly common and widespread across most of the eastern half of the U.S. and southeast Canada. The male shown in the first shot was photographed along the Ottawa River at Fitzroy Harbour, Ottawa Co., Ontario, Canada, in July, 2005, with a Canon EOS 1D Mark II and EF 300mm F/4 L IS lens with a 2X extender and 580 EX flash.
The female here was shot with the same equipment as as the first shot, as she perched on a rock along a stream in Algonquin Provincial Park, Nipissing Co., Ontario, Canada, also in July, 2005. Note the spines visible on the legs from which this group gets its common name.
The teneral female Black-shouldered Spinyleg shown here was near the edge of Lake Somerville, Lee County, Texas, in May, 2008. This shot was taken with a Canon EOS 1D Mark III and EF 300mm F/4 L IS lens and 2X extender and flash.
The next 3 images of a male Black-shouldered Spinyleg were taken in the Sam Houston National Forest, San Jacinto Co., Texas, in June, 2009, with a Canon EOS 1D Mark III and EF 300mm F/4 l IS lens and 2X extender and 580 flash.


The next two shots of a male (right) and female (next image) Black-shouldered Spinyleg were taken along the Towaliga River, High Falls State Park, Monroe Co., Georgia, in May, 2011, with a Canon EOS 1D Mark IV and a Sigma 50-500mm lens and Canon 580 flash.

The female Black-shouldered Spinyleg on the right was in the Ouachita National Forest, McCurtain Co., Oklahoma, in July 2011. This shot was taken with a Canon EOS 1D Mark IV and a Sigma 50-500mm lens and Canon 580 flash.
Black-shouldered Spinyleg Dromogomphus spinosus female Gus Engling W.M.A., Anderson Co., Texas 9 June 2013
Black-shouldered Spinyleg Dromogomphus spinosus female Gus Engling W.M.A., Anderson Co., Texas 9 June 2013