Through photography I am trying to learn more about the world around me. I certainly notice more of my surroundings and the inhabitants than I did before. This weekend I was captivated by this large orange dragonfly that affixed himself to a stick in a lake for several minutes.

He had a friend too, but I was much more interested in getting to know the large orange dragonfly as I did not recall seeing one before.

After looking it up, the closest thing I found was the "Flame Skimmer". However those are primarily on the West Coast of North America and I am here on North Flrodia.

If anyone knows what type of Dragonfly it is, please share below.

There were some other more common Dragonflies in attendence.

All pictures were taken by @rawruss with a Nikon D3400 w/ 70-300mm lens in North Florida on July 1, 2018.