During my church retreat in Orkney Springs, Virginia this past weekend, I played hide-and-seek with a Common Green Darner dragonfly (Anax junius). It repeatedly flew teasingly close to me, trying to entice me to chase it. I took the bait and pursued the big dragonfly for quite some time as it flew in and out of the reeds.
It tried to hide by hanging from some vegetation by the tips of its tiny toes—the second photo shows my initial view of the hidden dragonfly. By moving to the side and crouching low, I was able to peer through the vegetation and eventually spot the dragonfly. Realizing that it was found, the dragonfly tilted its head toward me and smiled, as you can see in the first image shown below.
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I love it when they smile.
🙂
Beautiful
So cool! Playing Peek a boo with a dragonfly! 🙂
There is something wonderful about chasing dragonflies and butterflies that liberates me and makes me feel like a child.
And it’s an important thing to feel like a child at times! 🙂
As often as possible…
Exactly! 🙂
I appreciate the length you go to bring us these beauties, Mike.
Thanks, Dan. I’ve slid down banks of a river and fallen into streams, but so far my camera gear has survived intact–I don’t mind getting wet and muddy at times. The joy is often in the pursuit.
Fun and games.. I’m glad you shared the joy of the chase with us and your playful post is a treat to read – made me smile 🙂
Thanks so much for your wonderful words, Liz. You always seem to understand and appreciate what I am attempting to do in the different approaches that I use in writing my posts. Often I don’t know what I am going to say until I sit down at the keyboard and then somehow an approach starts to develop. I could easily have just posted the photos, but it wouldn’t have been as much fun as coming up with a little story.