The Pale-faced Clubskimmer (Brechmorhoga mendax) is a dragon of the southwest where it usually inhabits moving streams and rivers. It hangs, rather than perches and often does so in shady location unlike many other dragonflies. It is sometimes very wary and difficult to approach while hanging, so my own experience with photos has been quite trying to say the least. The first photo shows a female in Austin, Travis Co., Texas in September 2003. The photo was a digital capture with a Canon EOS 10D and EF 70-200mm F/2.8 L IS lens with a 2X extender with a 550 EX flash. The next shot, of a male, was taken in the same month along the Nueces River in Zavala Co., Texas with the same equipment and represents the first record for that county. This particular image was cropped significantly because the subject was quite small in the frame, thus the more grainy appearance.