Otters

I haven't seen too many otters lately since that big group around earlier in the spring so I was happy to see these two on my last kayak outing. They weren't sure if they were happy to see me, however!

Dragonflies

I'm falling behind on posting photos again, so for no particular reason, here are some recent dragonfly photos. Dragonflies are pretty cool aerial predators with great eyesight and advanced flying capabilities. One thing that helps with photographing them is that ones that hunt from a perch often return to the same perch if you're patient.

I saw these Eight-spotted Skimmers in Oregon although they are found around Victoria.

Taking photos of birds in flight is hard enough, dragonflies in flight are even tougher. This one was a fairly cooperative subject.

I think the last one was a Blue-eyed Darner, whereas the next one is a Blue Dasher.

And finally, a very brightly colored Cardinal Meadowhawk. I wonder why it evolved that coloring? Maybe to warn birds that it is bad tasting? You'd think it would evolve more camouflage for hunting, but it's probably so fast its prey doesn't see it coming.

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