Showing posts with label dragonfly. Show all posts
Showing posts with label dragonfly. Show all posts

Thursday, July 30, 2015

Damselfly encounter on the trails


Cool design.

This delicate damselfly wasn't afraid of me. 

It flitted from stem to stem and came within touching distance as I tried to focus on its slim body.


Finally I reached out palm-up and inched my hand closer and closer to the damselfly. (Sorry I couldn't get a pic at the same time.)

The black-and-white beauty briefly touched my hand, took off and landed nearby.

Then it curled its abdomen to its feet. Maybe it was cleaning itself because my sweaty palm was distasteful. Or may it thought I was flirting.

We went our separate ways.

We look at each other after briefly touching.

What are you trying to tell me? Are you looking for a mate? You like my hat?  I'm standing in an ant mound?

I will take that as a sign that I should move on. 

Wednesday, September 10, 2014

Common Sanddragon may be watching you

A great collection of Ted Lee Eubanks' photos of Odonates of the Hill Country made me want to snap more photos of dragonflies around my house.

This specimen along Slap Out Gully looks like a Common Sanddragon.




Friday, May 30, 2014

Blue Dasher pauses for a photo op

When I go to work in the yard, sometimes I get distracted by little things.

This dragonfly seemed to be posing just for me. So I had to stop weeding and get my camera.

It was kind enough to let me shoot from several angles.

This is a Blue Dasher. See more images at Bug Guide.