In bloom now.
A first for me, Cyrano Darner (Nasiaeschna pentacantha). Of course, I had help to make the ID. The downward curved abdomen and the big nose give it away.
01/02/2024 addendum to Cyrano Darner above: From Argia, journal of Dragonfly Society of the Americas, the January 1, 2024 blog highlights Cyrano Darner.
Not exactly a baby but small snapping turtle, maybe the size of a man's fist. Even that small, I did not pick it up.
Above and below: Sympetrum sp.
