Okay, I've had some trouble distinguishing between the Flame and Neon Skimmers, but now that I know it's largely about the amount of amber on the wings, I'm pretty sure that the lower-left fellow is a Flame Skimmer while the upper-right is the Neon Skimmer. They're both male, I think. Today the two have mostly abided by their apparent agreement that the Neon perches on the Horsetail Reed while the Flame perches on the nearby Red Yucca plant. However, when I went out to feed the fish, I got lucky with this shot of both on the same reed. The Flame is larger/paler, has half-wings of amber, and is more hinky than the Neon. Check out the facial expression on the Neon here!
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