The ranch supports its own herds of dragonflies and damselflies. They don't fetch the same prices that the cattle used to but the cost of raising them is much lower. Scroll down to view some of the popular breeds on the ranch
Bluet Damselfly, (possibly Boreal). Damselflies fold their wings above them when they rest while dragonflies spread their winds out level. Photo by Rainbow Lake July 22, 2016.
![Bluet Damselfly](images/Animals/Dragonflies/Bluet Damselfly - Possibly Boreal Bluet.jpg)
Common Whitetail Dragonfly by Rainbow Lake July 22, 2016
![Common Whitetail Dragonfly](images/Animals/Dragonflies/Common Whitetail Dragonfly.jpg)
Eight-spotted Skimmer Dragonfly by Rainbow Lake July 22, 2016
![](images/Animals/Dragonflies/Eight Spotted Skimmer Dragonfly.jpg)
Darner Dragonfly (specific species unidentified) by Little Deschutes River August 15, 2016
![Darner Dragonfly](images/Animals/Dragonflies/Darner Dragonfly.jpg)
Identified using Dragonflies and Damselflies of Oregon by Cary Kerst and Steve Gordon, Oregon State University Press 2011 |