As the breeze kicked up yesterday at Meadowlark Botanical Gardens in Vienna, Virginia, this male Halloween Pennant dragonfly (Celithemis eponina) hung on tightly to his perch. From the angle at which I was shooting, though, it looked like he was participating in a pole vault competition.
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That’s a great shot, Mike. It really does look like he just planted the pole and is in his way up and over.
Thanks, Dan. It’s hard not to see a bit of ourselves in the creatures that I photograph and to interpret their actions as though they were humans.
I do that all the time. It’s fun 🙂
Such a great angle!! Love this shot!
Nice Mike! Really stands out against the blue sky!