A Widow Skimmer is a dragonfly or a “mosquito hawk” that eats mosquitoes and other flying insects. June 14, 2020 Gail Batt A Widow Skimmer is a dragonfly or a “mosquito hawk” that eats mosquitoes and other flying insects. A Great Egret presents an elegance. A Black-capped Chickadee found a feeder the perfect place to take a sunbath. A starling parent has a lot of mouths to feed.