Dragonflies and damselflies, affectionately known as odes (from their scientific order Odonata), are out in abundance. In past years, our Photo Contest participants have put their own unique spins on this fascinating subject.
Have a great shot of your own? There’s still time to enter the 2014 Picture This Photo Contest!
![](https://blogs.massaudubon.org/yourgreatoutdoors/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2014/08/1571RichardKenyon5403-2012.jpg)
2012 Photo Contest Entry. Richard Kenyon
![2011 Photo Contest Entry, Alan Buck](https://blogs.massaudubon.org/yourgreatoutdoors/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2014/08/991AlanBuck3438.jpg)
2011 Photo Contest Entry, Alan Buck
![2012 Photo Contest Entry, Christopher Ciccone](https://blogs.massaudubon.org/yourgreatoutdoors/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2014/08/1478ChristopherCiccone5022.jpg)
2012 Photo Contest Entry, Christopher Ciccone
![2013 Photo Contest Entry, David Newmark](https://blogs.massaudubon.org/yourgreatoutdoors/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2014/08/2037DavidNewmark7069.jpg)
2013 Photo Contest Entry, David Newmark
![2012 Photo Contest Entry, Cheryl Rose](https://blogs.massaudubon.org/yourgreatoutdoors/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2014/08/111CherylRose5903.jpg)
2012 Photo Contest Entry, Cheryl Rose
Those guys have been around over 300 million years, they are beautiful and eat mosquitoes, what s not to love about them