A little I.D. help from the Dragonfly Guys (Jonny & Steve?)

[mcary]

I took this picture of a dragonfly the other day, unfortunately I copped out of entomology class when finishing up college. So could any of you dragonfly lovers out there help with a little identification. My best guess is that it is a four-spot skimmer - but it's only a shot in the dark. Also, sorry about the copyright on it - it was the easiest copy of the image for me to locate (my images files are in need of some organization )

Thanks in advance!

[jonny_redhorse]

looked it up in my "Dragonflies of the Northwoods" (kurt mead)...I think your right on ...certainly appears to be a 4 spotted skimmer.......and a nice one at that!.....very nice detail of the head! ...here's another of the "skimmer" family.........a 12 spotted skimmer (taken a week or so ago)...zoomed in on this little guy so it's certainly not the clearest of pics (about 10 feet or so)...jonny

[Steve Foss]

Michael, never apologize to other photographers about a copyright. If we don't understand the need for protection against illicit and unauthorized use of images that take many dollars and many hours to get, who will?

It's a four-spotted skimmer, and a (Contact Us Please) fine composition. Good work.