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Dragonflies and Damselflies of Georgia and the Southeast (Wormsloe Foundation Nature Books) Paperback – Illustrated, March 15, 2007

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Visit any pond on a summer day and the air will be alive with dragonflies and damselflies―shimmering aerobatic daredevils that dart above the water and even into nearby fields and woodlands. Organized for easy use in the field, this abundantly illustrated guide, with more than 400 color photographs, is the first to cover Georgia's dragonflies and damselflies (odonates). It details more than 150 species―species that are also the ones most likely to be seen throughout the U.S. Southeast north of Florida.

The guide first explains dragonfly and damselfly body parts, taxonomy, life cycles, and habitats; discusses conservation issues; and offers tips on observing and photographing odonates. Later chapters, organized according to the ten odonate families, such as spreadwings, darners, spiketails, and emeralds, provide general family information followed by accounts of individual species. The beautifully illustrated species accounts describe general appearance and key identification features, distribution, habitats, life history and behavior, and conservation. Supplementary materials include suggestions for the best places to watch odonates in Georgia, a comparative listing of species' level of endangerment, and the date range during which each species can be seen.

Odonates are easy to find and observe, and because they display an astounding variety of colors, sizes, and behaviors, they are popular with birders, butterfly watchers, and other nature enthusiasts. This guide will be welcomed by everyone who wants to learn about odonates and their habitats and what can be done to help protect them.

Included in species accounts:beautiful, detailed photos that show odonates from angles important to determining species, sex, or agecommon and scientific namesimportant features for field identification, with tips on distinguishing between similar-looking speciestypical behavior of the species, including breeding and feeding habitsoccasional commentary on taxonomy or other notable featurescolorful quick guide, with a range map, incidence information, sizing graphics, and flight period information

Additional features:listing of twenty ideal sites around the state for odonate watchingnotes on infrequently sighted speciesratings for each odonate's conservation status, from most critically imperiled to most stable specieschronological listing of flight dateslisting of a

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"Beaton's new book, published by the University of Georgia Press, fills a vital niche-- the need for an easy-to-use guide for damselflies and dragonflies occurring in the state." --The Atlanta-Journal Constitution, August 12, 2007, Charles Seabrook

"Covering more than 150 species of Odonates found in Georgia, this beautifully illustrated guide will probably spend most of its life in your pack rather than on your bookshelf." --Cathy Rees, Southeastern Naturalist

About the Author

GIFF BEATON is active in several state birding organizations and is well known for his slide lectures and his photographs, which have appeared in many books and national magazines. Beaton is the author of Birding Georgia and coauthor of Birds of Georgia. He is a recipient of the Earle R. Greene Memorial Award of the Georgia Ornithological Society.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ 0820327956
Publisher ‏ : ‎ University of Georgia Press; Illustrated edition (March 15, 2007)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 368 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9780820327952
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0820327952
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.93 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.35 x 1.02 x 8.99 inches

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Shandel

Nice but mainly for Georgia

Reviewed in the United States on September 26, 2022

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I did send thos back since I'm in the south but not in GA.
The book was nice. Good information. If you live in GA.
It did have a few from other states but not enough to justify keeping the book.

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Melinda S. Hoover

Best book on this topic

Reviewed in the United States on August 7, 2022

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This book is full of great information but the high point are the fabulous photos. If you like to identify dragon and damselflies you will not find a better book for the south eastern states.

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Joshua Lincoln

The Regional SE Guide to Odes

Reviewed in the United States on January 10, 2022

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Very well done guide to the SE US. If you look at dragonflies and damselflies in the SE, it would be a mistake to not own this field guide.

Reviewed in the United States on July 3, 2012

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This is an excellent field guide if you live in Georgia, but some species found in the Southeast but not in Georgia get excluded. It is a good backup to the other book I bought, Dragonflies and Damselflies of the East. Between the two I have been able to identify all the species I have photographed in the Virginia mountains, as well as some I could not previously identify from Florida. Anyone who spends time studying and photographing dragonflies and damselflies knows how hard it is sometimes to distinquish between the various species as well as between male and female, without actually collecting them and studying them with a magnifying glass or microscope. I would definitely recommend this book to others.

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BRM

Kindle edition is extremely low quality, with a lot of missing content

Reviewed in the United States on May 12, 2018

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Dragonflies and Damselflies of Georgia and the Southeast - Kindle edition. This book is great in the print edition, but it is by far the worst quality reproduction for Kindle that I have seen. The Kindle version appears to have been scanned from a print copy, and has many problems that need to be fixed. Many pages are missing or "hidden," e.g., (citing original page numbers from the print edition, which are shown on many of the pages in the Kindle edition) pp. 186, 189, 190, 191, 194, 196, 198, 199, 201, 204, 205, 211, 218, 224, 225, 228/229, 233, 235, 236, and probably more after that. Words are cutoff along edges of pages, e.g., pp. 61, 67, 73, 77, 95, 101, 105, 107, 109, 127, 151, 151, 155, 159, 161, 162, 165, 167, 171, 175, 181, 185, 194, 221, 231, 237, and probably more after that. There are faded spots in some pages, e.g., pp. 213, 221, 228/229, and maybe more. Some photographs show lines/banding, presumably because of low-quality scanning. There are partial or full-page black lines visible along the edges of nearly all pages, like those you get from photocopying book pages. There is also a little excess white space around all pages, so that pages are smaller than they need to be, which is a problem for small screens on mobile devices. Each page appears to be a single image, so that text cannot be searched or highlighted. Please fix these problems so that the Kindle edition of this book becomes complete, usable, and worth buying again.

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Beautifully illustrated, well organized book of Dragonflies.

Reviewed in the United States on November 1, 2020

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Beautifully illustrated, well organized book of Dragonflies and Damselflies of Georgia and the Southeast. Love my copy!

Reviewed in the United States on May 24, 2010

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This guide is indispensable for anybody interesting in Odonata in the SouthEast. I happen to live in Georgia, so this guide covers every species I'm likely to see, but I have used it for vacations anywhere in the East.
The photos are spectacular and the text explains how to separate from similar species. Not only is it a great identification guide, but it tells you the behaviors, habitats, and just about everything you need to know about Odonates. The introduction is also great for those just getting started with dragonflies.

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pf

Good book

Reviewed in the United States on June 13, 2019

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I read about this book in the Atlanta newspaper and it is a wonderful resource. I recommend highly

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