D&D stands for Damselflies & Dragonflies. At least here it does. This is a Great Blue Skimmer male (Libellula vibrans).
This one is actually fairly red, so feel free to curse this backlighting. A Calico Pennant (Celithemis elisa). 
A first for me.
Female Needham’s Skimmer (Libellula needhami). Another first-time sighting. 
And the male Needham’s, I believe.
Another view of this perching-by-the-pond-(the female was off a way in the meadow)-at- the-limit-of-my-optics dragonfly.
These were all spotted on Staten Island, the Odonata hub of the five boroughs.
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FYI: Geoff Wisner will be reading from his juicy collection Thoreau’s Animals tomorrow in Inwood.
Backyard and Beyond 
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