Once-in-a-Lifetime Encounter

Toward the end of my walk at Lake Cheston, I saw something huge swoop upwards, followed, and saw this Gray Petaltail light on a tree. Too high for a good picture, of course.

I finally gave up, walked over to Tom and chatted a bit. A woman passing by, in pursuit of her son, said, "There's a big dragonfly on your shoulder!"

Lo and behold, she reappeared.

Meet the Gray Petaltail, an Odonate so large that she impresses, even on a computer screen.