dragonflies

In the heat, we seek solace in the shade of a tree near a water pond. A rare shot of a dragonfly at the top, and a damselfly at the bott...

Water is essential for life, and nature has its own life. To sit close to a water pond, and to wait for nature to turn up with life in t...

I heard the familiar chop-chop sound and managed to find the cause. A helicopter appeared far off on a mountain face. As I told you befo...

She is the queen of a Blue Emperor dragonfly (Anax imperator). Only seen at times when she is ovipositing (egg-laying). Widespread acros...

Dragonflies are a type of insect that has a beautiful appearance and is very attractive when we see it, but behind its beautiful appearan...

Dragonflies are a type of insect that has a beautiful appearance and is very attractive when we see it, but behind its beautiful appearan...

All wildlife in nature knows that the color red means poison. This is a Milkweed Locust, and swarms of them can destroy farm crops in a ...

Soon, we will be swamped by dragonflies, butterflies and others again. This beautiful dragonfly decided to pose for me as you will see i...

And I also have a new dragonfly on my list. I open the post with this little African Grass Blue (Zizeeria knysna), and it's one of our s...

The strong winds blew a Praying Mantis out of our granadilla fence. It landed on the paving in the front garden close to me. So, I picke...

They say that the 19th of March was the Equinox day, signaling the beginning of Spring in the northern hemisphere. But over here in Sout...

There were a lot of midges flying about and the dragonfly used our fence as a launching pad to get them. A pure dragonfly post and I wil...

Hot and fierce as usual in summer, but thankfully we are used to the sun, and also its dangers. The daily power cuts also keep us dodging...

Come with me into the world of the smaller beauties. Such as the lovely reflection in the water of this little Damselfly. Or maybe you p...

A bit of everything in here for you to wonder at. We cannot get enough of the amazing sights in this country. South Africa has been bless...

Ponds are beautiful with their water features and flowers and so many walk past them exclaiming about the lovely views. But come and let'...

The dragonfly is one of the familiar and most commonly seen insects. The most common insect that can be found sitting on various poles o...

✨ English Version ✨ Hello friends of Hive! 🥰 Today I attended accompanied by my mom to the SAIME's trailer (Administrative Service of ...

Hello friends, today I will talk about this beautiful dragonfly, I have been wanting to photograph it for days but they are very fast, ...

Two dragonflies and a well-spent day on the Drina. You can see more at https://www.liketu.com/@goga14/dragonfly

I was taking photos of the olive tree orchard when something beautiful flew past my ear and I decided to follow it. One day my ashes wil...

I have some egg laying dragonflies in action to share with you. The male holds her head, to balance her, while she pops her eggs into th...

Unbelievably I knew immediately what it was. Have you ever heard of, or seen an Anax? Come and let me show you. So, what is this "A...

Only joking as this Orange-winged Dropwing Dragonly has 4 wings and the shadows made it to look like 8 wings (Trithemis kirbyi). Some lo...

I love dragonflies! Friends know this, and as often happens, I receive them as gifts frequently, and now have more than a few of them! ...

The shopping center that we visited is at that line of trees behind the lake. What a surprise to find him at this location and I was ver...

When you look at this picture, you might think, now where would one find dragonflies here? The mountains are surrounded by farms and a n...

The patience of this water spider is simply amazing, as it can wait hours for a kill. Look! At last the spider caught a Damselfly. It is...

A hot afternoon and no electricity made us to answer the river's call. This lady basking in the sun is an Elusive Skimmer (Orthetrum rub...

That is if you like newborn dragonflies, as all of these were born very recently. But first I will show you one of my favorite dragonfly ...