Taken on the east half of Lake Creek Trail while out with Steven Bach. We were hoping to find a few more dragonflies on the last day of the #Odolympics!
Incredible Ammophila mimics!
Even their flight style and approach to nectaring perches match quite closely
I hiked Bonhoff Trail from Twin Gates Trailhead a little past the intersection with Foothill Trail and Manzanitas Trail and then came back down Mt Hamilton Road.
All of my observations from this visit:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?on=2024-06-20&order_by=observed_on&place_id=any&subview=table&user_id=joemdo