Abundance of Dragonflies?

[justhavinfun]

I'm down at Eastern Lake for the month and can't help but notice the amount of huge dragonflies in the area. Has anyone else noticed them or know if this is a normal fall occurance?

 

[Douglas the Intrepid]

It's normal and they are eating Mosquitos, so enjoy them!

 

[Kurt]

One of our glorious wonders of nature! Dragonflies buzzing the dunes when the weather is perfect.

 

[beachmouse]

There do seem to be more than normal for this time of year though.

On the flip side, haven't really seen many monarch butterflies yet, and they usually seem to start showing up in late September.

 

[sunspotbaby]

We've noticed them too. Thousands of them in the afternoon. At first we thought it was because we put in a small pond. I just couldn't figure out if they were always like this or we were just noticing them more now. Glad you posted this. I've learned that some are territorial. We have a big one that patrols over the little pond. He chases away my hummingbirds!

 

[Koa]

This is their mating season and is normal for this time of year to see so many.

 

[Will B]

The ones we saw two weekends ago were Chernobyl huge. We pinged a few with the car. It was like driving into a mockingbird!

 

[Smiling JOe]

There are many types of Dragonflies in our area, and some are really beautiful.

 

[LuciferSam]

Some of them are big enough to qualify as roadkill.

 

[Foodlover]

I think they are beautiful. A HUGE and pretty blue dragonfly flew into my condo today. (I had the doors open enjoying the weather!) I gently coaxed him or her out with a towel. Poor thing-- trying to find his way through the glass door.