I don’t know what it was about Autumn Meadowhawk dragonflies, but they really seemed to like to perch on me during several sessions when I was stalking them with fellow photographer and blogger Walter Sanford, who was able to capture shots of them (including mating pairs) on various parts of my clothing and body. His shots are wonderful and provide some great views of these colorful dragonflies, which seem to have disappeared with the arrival of frigid weather in our area.
Autumn Meadowhawk dragonflies (Sympetrum vicinum) like Mike! Mike Powell, that is, a.k.a. “Meadowhawk Mike.” The following photos were taken at Huntley Meadows Park on 15 November 2013. Each set of images, or individual image, features a different dragonfly (or dragonflies) perching on Mike at various times during the day. Disclaimer: No dragonflies were either injured or killed in the making of these photos.
Now you see it; now you don’t! A male dragonfly perching on Mike’s shoulder, that is. Or was.
A time-series of images showing a mating pair in tandem. Mating pairs are usually more skittish than this male and female.
Sometimes the same dragonfly — or more than one dragonfly — perched in different places.
Another male, testing a couple of perching places.
A male on Mike’s arm.
This isn’t an optical illusion — a male dragonfly actually is…
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