At first I thought, “how interesting, two dragonflies piggybacking.” Not until I got home and loaded my photos did I realize what sort of sequence I’d shot:
Definitely more affective than just practising for the Cirque du Soleil:
Love is in the air, can it be more obvious?
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Photos on this post taken by Arti of Ripple Effects, July 2014.
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Wow, they’re so beautiful- especially the all blue one. Great how they’ve made a heart in that final picture.
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Louise,
Yes, Nature’s way of speaking our language. Amazing isn’t it?
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These photos are awesome! You did a wonderful job in capturing this and just as well as any professional nature photographer.
Sean at His and Her Hobbies
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Thanks Sean. It’s just pure fun.
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lovely Arti — you rock
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Hey thanks. Just the luck of an amateur photographer… shoot first and see what you have later when you upload on your laptop. π
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Very creative…and even artistic. Thanks for sharing.
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π Thanks.
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Gorgeous close-ups. The gossamer wings and glowing eyes are amazing.
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Thanks, Sandra.
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They are amazing little acrobats. Nice capture!
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Leslie,
A little change of scenery from birds. π
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I can appreciate that. I caught a pair of grasshoppers doing a little of the same thing – only they had the decency to at least look a little embarrassed!
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piggy backing…well, a lot more beautiful than the two “cows” my teenage city friend thought were playing…great photos
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Teddee Grace,
You might think I would have seen cows here in Cowtown, but no. Thanks for stopping by.
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I hope you are selling your photos to National Geographic or other nature magazines. Wow. Here is my post: http://tinyurl.com/n53ugk9
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Anne,
Thanks for that kind suggestion. When I get sharper focused pics I’ll think about that. Thanks for the link.
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Amazing shots of all the shenanigans!
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Thanks for the English comment, Ellen. π
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Never have I seen such great shots of Dragonflies in Love. Excellent job.
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Deb,
I’m more of a random shooter. Didn’t know what I had until I got home. π
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HI; love the photos but have never seen the phrase “piggybagging”. I grew up here in NJ & have always used & heard “piggybacking”. Surprised & amused that only 1 other poster used piggybacking. Unless you used it as a joke.
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I must be thinking about doggie bagging my supper when I wrote it. Of course, it’s piggybacking I meant. π
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Isn’t it funny how we’ll think one word and type another? It happens to me more often than you might think, and I don’t always catch it, either.
Your photos are just marvelous. I don’t know if you care — it certainly doesn’t make any difference — but you may have damselflies here rather than dragonflies. They both belong to the order called Odonata, but there are some differences, like between butterflies and moths. The slender body of the damselfly is a clue, and they hold their wings differently than a dragonfly. Here’s an interesting little article.
I get to see a good many of them, not only because I work around water, but because the silly creatures sometimes think shiny varnish IS water! I try to keep them from landing, for the sake of their feet as much as anything else. Who wants sticky feet?
As for love in the air, oh, my. I have a poor, desperate boy pigeon outside my window who’s been dancing and dancing for the girls, and hasn’t yet gotten one to say “yes”. He’s going to wear himself out if things don’t move along!
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Linda,
LOL… this is the first time I hear of damselflies. With them dipping into the varnish there must be lots of damsels in distress, or maybe one who’s trying to work. π Thanks for the info.
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I’ve seen dragonflies piggybacking but never that last step. Now, it makes more sense! Thanks for sharing the beautiful photos.
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joy,
It’s amazing isn’t it that Nature speaks our symbolic language. π
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Amazing photos!
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Thanks Peggy Ann.
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Fantastic photos. The colour of the dragonflies is dazzling.
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Ginny,
It’s so interesting that they are colour coded… π
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They are certainly… acrobatic. I smiled at your allusion to Circ.
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nikkipolani,
I was so surprised to see the heart shape they form. They’re one very smart pair indeed.
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I’ll take a dragonfly sex tape over anything featuring a Kardashian, Artie. Brilliant gotcha shots!
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LA,
Here on Ripple you’re definitely much more likely to see dragonflies, damselflies, or whatever that flies than anything of the Kardashians. Rest assured. π
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LOL, dragonfly love caught on camera! Scandalous photos this week π
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Yes, Stefanie, probably the most scandalous you’ll ever see here on Ripple. π
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Don’t you love surprises like that — you voyeur, you! Fabulous photos — so sharp and clear, too!
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That would be the wildest word ever linked to Arti. Not fitting of course, maybe ‘ignorant amateur naturalist’ is more appropriate. π
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