Yesterday I spotted this male Mocha Emerald dragonfly (Somatochlora linearis) while exploring one of the streams at Huntley Meadows Park and was struck again by the way this species perches vertically, rather than horizontally like so many of the other dragonflies that I see.
The words of the old Supremes song come to mind, “You keep me hangin’ on…” and now that song is stuck in my head. On the off chance that one of my readers has never heard that song (and I can’t believe that is possible), here’s a link to a really old video of the Supremes performing the song.
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Now I’ll have it playing in my head all day. That was a favorite song and I especially liked the version by Vanilla Fudge.
Nice shot of the mocha emerald. I haven’t seen one like it here.
I think we both are showing our age, Allen. I found a checklist (http://www.wildlife.state.nh.us/surveys/documents/dragonfly-checklist.pdf) that suggests this species is rare in New Hampshire.
Thanks Mike, I’ll hang onto that list.
Diana Ross would be happy to know that you’re thinking of her so fondly!
I ended up listening to a whole series of early Supremes songs–a flashback to my youth.
Yes, easy for me to rerun old tape of Vanilla Fudge in my head…I always enjoy your posts that expand my world and my knowledge of the creatures that make up our community.
Ah, there are so many great versions of that old song. Thanks so much, Charlie, for your constant words of support and encouragement.