I chased this little friend around my lantana plant Saturday. It fascinated me that he would fly up, and then back down to the exact same location, repeatedly. It was fun to hang out with him for a while 😊🧡
My post for Sunshine’s Macro Monday
If you are old and you wish to be young again, if only for a moment, try and identify a dragonfly.
–Simon Barnes
Their love as a dragonfly, skimming over echo park, stoppin to visit the lotus. Eating dreams and drinking blue sky.
–Janet Fitch
When a dragonfly flutters by, you may not realize, but it’s the greatest flier in nature. It can hover, fly backwards, even upside down.
–Louie Schwartzberg
The dragonfly is an exceptionally beautiful insect and a fierce carnivore. It has four wings that beat independently. This gives it an ability to maneuver in the air with superb dexterity. A dragonfly can put on a burst of speed, stop on a dime, hover, fly backward, and switch direction in a flash. This is a hunting behavior known as hawking.
–Richard Preston
Beautifully captured. Love them all. 😊
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Awwww, thank you!
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wow the wing details are wonderful – great post
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Thank you! 🙂 I was trying to get a good one of him in flight, but that was super hard!
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🙂 I can imagine how difficult it was…
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He looks just like the stem of a plant! We have an amazing Creator!!
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Love the lacy wings!!
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