Gotcha! Green Heron catching a Blue Darter Dragonfly at Chicago Botanic Gardens. 8.11.2026
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A green heron on a stone in a pond stalking very slowly toward a blue darter dragonfly perched on a pond lily leaf.
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Molly the Hopeful Dreamer · 1 · 1d ago Fabulous catch, you and the heron.
Nice Darter Dragonfly. Darters are the last dragonflies flying each year and can still be on the wing in November, warming up by turning their bodies square-on to a low autumn sun. https://everwild.uk/codex/darter-dragonfly
It is even approaching the dragonfly from the front, in full view of the dragonfly's amazing eyes. That's some stalking!
Where
Did all that extra neck come from
That's top secret I'm afraid
If that was public knowledge the fish and dragonflies would stay too far away to be caught!