A pair of roseate skimmer (Orthemis ferruginea) dragonflies along the effluent-dependent Santa Cruz River at Cushing Street yesterday #Tucson

It’s getting to be prime dragonfly and damselfly season along the Santa Cruz River— you can see them and practice social distancing in Tucson!

Two pairs of Aztec dancer (Argia nahuana) damselflies — the females laid eggs in the Santa Cruz River as the bright blue males guarded them from above #Tucson #doubledate

This flame skimmer (Libellula saturata) had just emerged from its larval skin and was unfurling its wings while resting on a cattail along the Santa Cruz River #growingup

If dragonflies aren’t your thing, please enjoy this killdeer family— mama bird and two fluffy chicks. This is the first successful nest since the river started flowing again downtown!!! #Tucson #effluent