What's in a name
p.1 #1What's in a name
"To find out what a thing is called is a great help. It is the beginning of knowledge. It is the first step. When we see a new person who interests us, we wish to know his or her name. A bird, a flower, a place- the first thing we wish to know about it is it's name. It's name gives us a handle to grasp it by; it sheds a ray of light where all before was darkness. As soon as we know the name of a thing, we seem to have established some sort of relationship with it."
From The Complete Nature Writings of John Burroughs
Published 1894
Edited on May 21, 2026 at 01:49 PM · View previous versions
From The Complete Nature Writings of John Burroughs
Published 1894
Edited on May 21, 2026 at 01:49 PM · View previous versions
May 20, 2026 at 06:26 PM
p.1 #2What's in a name
Excellent set Gary. I'll have to believe you on the names :-}
Morris
Morris
May 20, 2026 at 07:43 PM
p.1 #4What's in a name
A most impressive set of images, an incredible job. I'm leaving in the morning for a 5 days flyfishing trip during which I'm sure I'll be using some hand tied imitations of these dragon flies.
May 20, 2026 at 09:53 PM
p.1 #5What's in a name
Fantastic Gary !! Thanks for naming them. Have seen a few but never knew there names.
John
John
May 20, 2026 at 10:29 PM
p.1 #6What's in a name
morris wrote:
Excellent set Gary. I'll have to believe you on the names :-}
Morris
I hope I have them right Morris
Excellent set Gary. I'll have to believe you on the names :-}
Morris
I hope I have them right Morris
May 21, 2026 at 06:42 AM
p.1 #7What's in a name
Impressive work on ID's Gary! Thanks for the lesson
Beautiful captures
Such interesting and fun subjects, crazy cool details, colors and patterns, winged art
Karl
Beautiful captures
Such interesting and fun subjects, crazy cool details, colors and patterns, winged artKarl
May 21, 2026 at 07:00 AM
p.1 #9What's in a name
Way to go Gary -- these are excellent!
I have a friend photographer here in Austin, whom I haven't seen in a while. He is a veritable encyclopedia of Dragonflies. I have no idea how many varieties of these creatures he has photographed, but it has to be in the thousands -- and he always gives their names. I guess there's a Dragonfly ID App
Anyway, thanks for sharing -- they are definitely one of my favorite insects, and I never cease to be amazed at their hunting skill -- and their funny little faces!.
Greg
I have a friend photographer here in Austin, whom I haven't seen in a while. He is a veritable encyclopedia of Dragonflies. I have no idea how many varieties of these creatures he has photographed, but it has to be in the thousands -- and he always gives their names. I guess there's a Dragonfly ID App
Anyway, thanks for sharing -- they are definitely one of my favorite insects, and I never cease to be amazed at their hunting skill -- and their funny little faces!.
Greg
May 21, 2026 at 12:51 PM
p.1 #10What's in a name
LostLensCap wrote:
These are splendid Gary, thanks for sharing
Thanks very much
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louie champan wrote:
A most impressive set of images, an incredible job. I'm leaving in the morning for a 5 days flyfishing trip during which I'm sure I'll be using some hand tied imitations of these dragon flies.
Appreciate the comment Louie. Good luck on your trip !
Gary
These are splendid Gary, thanks for sharing
Thanks very much
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louie champan wrote:
A most impressive set of images, an incredible job. I'm leaving in the morning for a 5 days flyfishing trip during which I'm sure I'll be using some hand tied imitations of these dragon flies.
Appreciate the comment Louie. Good luck on your trip !
Gary
May 21, 2026 at 02:54 PM
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p.1 #11What's in a name
Ronny Olsson wrote:
Awesome set Gary !
Ronny
Thanks Ronny. Any little bit of success I've had with these types of images I owe to you. I remember a few years back showing my son-in-law one of your Dragonfly posts and saying; "these are the types of images I want." I'll probably never catch up but you're an inspiration.
Awesome set Gary !
Ronny
Thanks Ronny. Any little bit of success I've had with these types of images I owe to you. I remember a few years back showing my son-in-law one of your Dragonfly posts and saying; "these are the types of images I want." I'll probably never catch up but you're an inspiration.
May 22, 2026 at 01:26 PM
p.1 #13What's in a name
johnohio wrote:
Fantastic Gary !! Thanks for naming them. Have seen a few but never knew there names.
John
Thanks John. I'm fairly sure on most of them but I'm not sure about the Lancet Clubtail and the Springtime Darner. Both of those might be one or the other.
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Karl Witt wrote:
Impressive work on ID's Gary! Thanks for the lesson
Beautiful captures Such interesting and fun subjects, crazy cool details, colors and patterns, winged art
Karl
Thanks Karl. I really enjoy my time spent photographing Dragonflies. I can sit on the edge of a pond for three hours and you get so invested in it you think of nothing else. Very good therapy these days
Fantastic Gary !! Thanks for naming them. Have seen a few but never knew there names.
John
Thanks John. I'm fairly sure on most of them but I'm not sure about the Lancet Clubtail and the Springtime Darner. Both of those might be one or the other.
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Karl Witt wrote:
Impressive work on ID's Gary! Thanks for the lesson
Beautiful captures
Such interesting and fun subjects, crazy cool details, colors and patterns, winged artKarl
Thanks Karl. I really enjoy my time spent photographing Dragonflies. I can sit on the edge of a pond for three hours and you get so invested in it you think of nothing else. Very good therapy these days
May 23, 2026 at 06:54 AM
p.1 #14What's in a name
psharvic wrote:
These are excellent! Well done, Gary.
Thanks very much
These are excellent! Well done, Gary.
Thanks very much
May 24, 2026 at 08:03 AM
p.1 #15What's in a name
gmccroskery wrote:
Way to go Gary -- these are excellent!
I have a friend photographer here in Austin, whom I haven't seen in a while. He is a veritable encyclopedia of Dragonflies. I have no idea how many varieties of these creatures he has photographed, but it has to be in the thousands -- and he always gives their names. I guess there's a Dragonfly ID App
Anyway, thanks for sharing -- they are definitely one of my favorite insects, and I never cease to be amazed at their hunting skill -- and their funny little faces!.
Greg
Thanks very much Greg. I hope I have the names correct. The more time I spend with them the more interesting they become. Really looking forward to this season. Appreciate the comments.
Way to go Gary -- these are excellent!
I have a friend photographer here in Austin, whom I haven't seen in a while. He is a veritable encyclopedia of Dragonflies. I have no idea how many varieties of these creatures he has photographed, but it has to be in the thousands -- and he always gives their names. I guess there's a Dragonfly ID App
Anyway, thanks for sharing -- they are definitely one of my favorite insects, and I never cease to be amazed at their hunting skill -- and their funny little faces!.
Greg
Thanks very much Greg. I hope I have the names correct.
The more time I spend with them the more interesting they become. Really looking forward to this season. Appreciate the comments.May 27, 2026 at 07:59 AM
p.1 #18What's in a name
birdied wrote:
Amazing set Gary!
Birdie
Thanks Birdie
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shedhunter wrote:
Excellent series! Very nice collection.
Appreciate the reply
Amazing set Gary!
Birdie
Thanks Birdie
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shedhunter wrote:
Excellent series! Very nice collection.
Appreciate the reply
Jun 01, 2026 at 10:58 AM
p.1 #19What's in a name
Very nice collection Gary! I always enjoying taking photos of dragonflies. They're so colorful and detailed.
Jun 01, 2026 at 11:05 AM