I am thrilled to have found your site! I thought I may have imagined a beauty I briefly encountered in my buttefly garden yesterday (101+ day here in North Texas...) Your excellent scans and images helped me identify not only the one in question but also a number of others. My garden opened a new world - taking time to tend it has intoduced me to many members of this micro-ecosystem. Your site has helped me identify the visitors and inhabitants. Thank you for the amazing work you share here.
I am awed by the beauty of these dragonflies. I am working on a series of tiny paintings. Detailed drawings of birds and butterflies. Now i am distracted and want to switch to dragonflies! I thank for opening my eyes. Cynthia Padilla, Editor Sketching and Drawing:www.gardenandhearth.com/SketchingandDrawing.htm Join botanical arts/natural science subjects enthusiasts: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/botanicalart
I love your photos. Regarding your photo of G. westfalli on Eglin, do you need special permission to enter (or possibly net and release in) that area? I am planning a trip to the Panhandle next spring, and would love to add a similar photo to my collection. You can see some of my (non-professional) photos at http://www.pbase.com/cbernz
Got your web page from Josh Rose. You have some really well done photo plates! I was wanting to know if you have any info on Tachopteryx locations in Louisiana. I just started a Ph.D. at LSU and would like to get to know the state a little better and perhaps collect some rare bugs in the process. I have a few (not very many) nice photos at www.spongymesophyll.com
Thanks for all your help along the Rio Grande this week. Your website is great and of significant value to educators & specialists as well as novices. Keep up the good work.
Mr. Strickland, These photos/scans are among the best, if not the best, I've ever seen!! I don't do any photography myself, but as a layperson I must say they look excellent. Your page deserves more exposure in my opinion, so you may want to visit the Odonata Information Network (www.afn.org/~iori/) and learn about how your page can be added to their web resources. Take care, Jason