A challenge for an expert

Bruce Yolton http://www.urbanhawks.blogs.com
took this photo at the Wildflower Meadow, North Woods, last Sunday [October 1, 2006].

The bird is a Great-crested Flycatcher. But what is the species of dragonfly the bird is displaying in its bill?

I thought this would be an amusing challenge for Ed Lam, a friend and former member of the Central Park nature community. [Http://homepage.mac.com/edlam/] He is the author of a masterful book -- Damselflies of the Northeast
and a major Damsel- and Dragon-fly expert. Can he identify the dragonfly from a picture of it about to be gobbled up by a bird?

I sent Ed the picture. Let's see if he accepts the challenge.

PS For those of you who read the New York Times, the cover painting of last Sunday's book Review section [showing Julia Child and a lot of other Foodies] is by Ed Lam. Check out the teeny-tiny byline on the bottom right of the page.