> On 15 June 2021 at 22:56 ann sanfedele <ann...@nyc.rr.com> wrote: > > > I wonder if they call them DRAGON flies because of their ugly faces..
Interesting question. Possible reasons: they are aggressive, flying predators they display what appears to be curiosity - walk into their territory and they will hover in front of your face, apparently examining you. part of their jaw shoots forward to capture prey, rather like a dragon shooting fire. Or you could get all folklorey about it. https://www.cleggs.com/news/how-did-the-dragonfly-get-its-name/ I think they look cute. > The guy in flight and the next one are stunning snaps... the last one I > find less so because it's rather cluttered , the little beast doesn't > stand out as well. > > ann > > On 6/13/2021 6:21 AM, Henk Terhell wrote: > > This dragonfly is since a few years a regular guest in our region, > > perhaps due to climate change. > > Nevertheless,due to its flight habits, it is a more pleasant model for > > photo shoots than many other nervous dragonflies. > > Here some of my recent pics of the green-eyed hawker (Aeshna isoceles): > > > > https://flic.kr/p/2m4DkUJ > > https://flic.kr/p/2m4n9Hf > > https://flic.kr/p/2m5hQag > > > > Henk > > -- > > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net > > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > > follow the directions. > > -- > ann sanfedele photography > https://annsan.smugmug.com > https://www.cafepress.com/+ann-sanfedele+gifts > https://www.lulu.com/spotlight/annsan > https://www.createphotocalendars.com/Shop/annsanfedelecalendarsandbooks -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
