A Trip to the Zoo

Took the wife and most of the kids to the Riverbanks Zoo in Columbia on Saturday. In addition to seeing some fun action with the Koalas, and enjoying the Bird House (as always) I caught three species of odes with my camera.

Blue Dashers (Pachydiplax longipennis) continue to be the most numerous odes I'm seeing here lately.



I also saw a Variable Dancer (Argia fumipennis) at the Flamingo Pond.


And then finally, we took the trail down to the Saluda Mill ruins and saw numerous Ebony Jewelwings (Calopteryx maculata).