Have you ever gotten into a staring contest with a dragonfly? Dragonfly eyes can have an almost hypnotic effect on you when you look directly into them..
I went eye-to-eye with this Eastern Pondhawk dragonfly (Erythemis simplicicollis) on Monday at Occoquan Bay National Wildlife Refuge. She was the one to break eye contact first as she cocked her head, smiled at me, and decided the contest was over.
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Mike Powell 
This made me smile. She is a pretty dragonfly.
I remember having staring contests with my sister, I usually lost. 😉
As you could probably tell, this posting was intended to provide a bit of levity–sometimes my photos are merely a pretext to express myself in words. I think most of us have distant memories of staring contests from our youth and I am happy that it brought back some memories for you.
Yes I could tell and thank you. 🙂 Have a great day!
You’ll get her next time, Mike.