Silhouette nature shots

Dragonfly perching on a grass stalk 

Lakeside caterpillars and butterflies

Caterpillar at the Lake (Barker Reservoir behind the Dam)

Buckeye in George Bush Park near lakes on East end

It's November, but it's wet, and it's dragonfly season no matter what

Dragonfly Love

Lake in George Bush Park - Dragonfly Habitat

Dragonflies come in many colors - Houston area wetlands

Little blue dragonflies out in force in George Bush Park after heavy rains (11/1/2013 pic)

This dragonfly  is special, featuring two colors: green and blue. Monochromatic ones are more common.
Spotted in Bear Creek Pioneers Park, which is currently partially flooded as a result of heavy rains in the watershed, is heavily frequented by dragonflies (and ibises).

The pics below show a variety of dragonflies, in different colors, that are common in the West Houston area.

 

 

Red Dragonfly

Male and female Whitetail Dragonfly in Bush Park

Dragonfly season

Dragonflies at the swamp

Dragonfly with brown and white spots on all four wings
My best guess: Twelve-spottedSkimmer aka Libellula pulchella (scientific name)
(Photo taken September 18, 2012 in George Bush Park near Kelliwood Lakes neighborhood)

Profile view of 12-spotted skimmer dragonfly on a twig

Dragonfly habitat - mating and egg-laying grounds in swampy spot
on the edge of wooded area in Barker Reservoir - there were numerous pairs of dragonflies
with green and blue tails.

Getting close to the ground for a different perspective on the white flower
on the dragonfly meadow

Ped-Bike bridge over flood canal inside Barker Reservoir

Dragonflies in the George Bush Park - Roseate Skimmers and Whitetails

Roseate Skimmer dragonfly (Orthemis ferruginea) perching on a twig

Skimmer Dragonfly with translucent wings with only a small band of color on the anterior side of the wing edges
Probably a Roseate Skimmer, but you can't tell the color of the tail here because this is back-lit dragonfly shot against the sky to reveal the wing structure against blue background

Perching skimmer on green defocussed background in woody area

Butterfly and dragonfly habitat in George Bush Park / restored Katy Prairie grassland

Roseate Skimmer Dragonfly

Dragonfly seen from underneath against the sky
All wings extended and illuminated by the sun, one has a small piece missing

Mature male Common Whitetail dragonfly with pruinescence covering the abdomen
sitting upright on a grass stalk in a meadow

This one only has one brownish-black mark on each wing
I suspect it is an immature male Common Whitetail

Common Whitetails (aka Longtail Skimmer) on the wall of a water hole in George Bush Park;
one has a white tail (adult male), the other one does not (adult female).
This is my best guess. The dragonfly on the right could alternatively be a female Twelve-spotted Skimmer.

Male Twelve-spotted Skimmer perching, though its seem more like 24-spots,
counting the white spots in addition to the brown ones.