Love it!! What great photos and one very patient dragonfly!

Nicole

Mike, I think it thinks it's a mate. Same color as the bud and smells good too. Peg

Great detailed pictures!!!
Lonnie

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.

The simple detail is quite amazing.. I love your pics!!!

Beautiful quality photos..

Fabulous !!!

Love them!!!

Laura

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

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

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 :)

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

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.

I wish my Puu cutting didnt rot. I cant join in on the fun. LOL

cool pics!!!

Mike

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.

I have one to share too! Here's one on my Mardi Gras bloom