![]() ![]() Instead they’ll be hunkering down in some shallow body of water as a nymph. Unlike the robins, though, dragonflies won’t be eating blueberries from your yard in the dead of winter. Well, this is also the case with Common Green Darners and a few other dragonfly species. ![]() When some species are described as migratory, there is a brief pause I often take when I think oh – but I still see American Robins in my yard in the winter, didn’t they leave? And then I tell myself yes, they are migratory, but some of them are partially migratory. Not only are they large and easy to spot, but their presence is commanding as they patrol their territories and hover overhead. It is likely a dragonfly, if not the dragonfly, people think of when presented with the term, and is unmistakable. The Common Green Darner ( Anax junius) is one of a few species of migratory dragonfly in Wisconsin that we begin seeing in early spring, and that we begin saying goodbye to in late summer. Take a moment to wave goodbye as these insects continue on their journey southward, because we will begin to see less of them as summer draws to a close and autumn sets in. If you focus in on one you can even watch it pluck unlucky mosquitoes out of thin air – queue “Flight of the Bumblebee,” only more akin to the rough energy of a group of tiny fighter jets.Īfter these moments of mad hustle and bustle, the cloud of energy disperses. The dragonflies will congregate in one area, dipping and diving and somehow avoiding colliding with one another in their seemingly blind frenzy. For anyone that has experienced similar foraging flights of dragonflies, especially during migration, you know how intense yet fleeting these interactions are. ![]()
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