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| I was watering in the yard on Sunday and a very unexpected visitor landed on a bud of my Puu Kahea. He was nice enough to wait for me while I ran in to get a camera, and posed for close-ups. A very unusual color for this flavor of beast, and he flew away, circled the yard and came back to the exact same flower to pose some more. Enjoy :)
Mike
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| Love it!! What great photos and one very patient dragonfly! Nicole |
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| Mike, I think it thinks it's a mate. Same color as the bud and smells good too. Peg |
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- Posted by printmaster DFW TX (My Page) on Mon, Aug 6, 12 at 20:23
| Great detailed pictures!!! Lonnie |
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- Posted by jperilloux 8b LA (My Page) on Mon, Aug 6, 12 at 21:44
| Excellent photos. Some people call 'em dragonflies, others call 'em darning needles, down here we call 'em mosquito hawks. I don't know if they eat mosquitoes or not, but I know they're the main food of those purple martins and Mississippi Kites that migrate up here from South America in February. |
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- Posted by loveplants2 8b Virginia Beach, (My Page) on Tue, Aug 7, 12 at 3:08
| The simple detail is quite amazing.. I love your pics!!! Beautiful quality photos.. Fabulous !!! Love them!!! Laura |
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| That looks like a friend of the one that visited me a few weeks ago. Though mine seemed more interested in the electrical conduit than my plumeria... Cheers! VP |
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- Posted by loveplants2 8b Virginia Beach, (My Page) on Tue, Aug 7, 12 at 13:36
| What beautiful colors!! OK, I am going to add to the family!!! : ) Here is another "sister" that wants to be seen too! She stayed around like she wanted to pose... Take care, Laura
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| She even smiled for the camera! VP |
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- Posted by mjhuntingtonbeach (My Page) on Tue, Aug 7, 12 at 14:10
| Mobiouz, I see you are in California and your friend had similar coloring to the one that visited me, undoubtedly the same species. But I think yours needs to go on a diet ;)... kind of chunky. I was very surprised about the color - I have never seen an orange dragonfly before. Laura, your friend is more of what I associate with dragonflies, that darker green coloring. The variety of nature is amazing sometimes :) |
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| MJ, Yep. I was going to say it was the same one as yours, but I did notice mine was a lot chunkier too. I'm in Garden Grove, so its only a short bit away from Huntington Beach. :) I hardly see red/orange ones around, so thats why I snapped the picture too. To be honest, any dragonfly in general is kind of rare lately. VP |
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| Those are such cool pictures, thank you for posting those! the orange ones are really pretty. Laura I just love the little face on yours and the colors are very pretty too. |
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| I wish my Puu cutting didnt rot. I cant join in on the fun. LOL cool pics!!! Mike |
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| Mike, incredible photos! The detail you captured on the wings is amazing--such a work of natural design. One of my favorite insects, in my favorite color, on my favorite flower! The most common ones around here are a cobalt or bright blue, but we get 'em all. Always nice to watch them light onto a stick or branch. |
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| I have one to share too! Here's one on my Mardi Gras bloom
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