Seeing Red

Today was a good day in the meadow.  There were many red dragonflies.

I saw this band-winged meadowhawk near the wetland.

This red one, is a ruby meadowhawk.  There are no bands on the wings, and it has a white face.

I also saw this female twelve-spotted skimmer, but no red on this one.

It was difficult to get this photo of a spreadwing damselfly.

The most common butterfly was the wild indigo duskywing, with many on the wing today.  But I also saw a Monarch, a tiger swallowtail, a black swallowtail, a least skipper, a cabbage white, and several orange sulphurs, at least one eastern tailed-blue, and one butterfly was too quick for an ID.