Our amazing nature!

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A special visitor that selected our garden for a special purpose. To mate!

I introduce to you the acclaimed "Yellow Presba" (Syncordulia gracilis) Dragonfly.

My first time to see him and he is indeed a very beautiful guy, so I kept an eye on him for the whole day while he graciously rewarded me by showing me his love life.

Did I tell you that he is very handsome?
Any woman will go weak at the knees to stare into those eyes 🤣
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Really a very handsome fella as he hung around in the garden, as if he was waiting for someone.
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This Acraea Butterfly (Acraea horta) took up a spectator position.
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Bang! There it was and that's what he came to do!
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The two took up different positions in the garden and maybe they also have a "Kama Sutra" book on mating positions 😉
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I had to be sharp with the camera as together they flitted all around. Just a pity that I couldn't get them in flight, as I couldn't switch from "Macro" to "Normal" fast enough.
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And then it was all over and the magic was done!
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Phew! I don't know from where the squirrel watched the fun, but he needed a drink afterwards.
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So yes, it was indeed a wonderful visit and I am glad to have seen it and to share it with you. Dragonflies only live for a limited time out of the water and they spend this time to mate and obviously to eat.
They spend the majority of their lives in the water as nymphs, some up to 7 years, before they transform into dragonflies.

You can read more about their lives here;
https://www.factretriever.com/dragonfly-facts

And That's All Friends!

Note: All photos are my own and taken with a Canon Powershot SX60HS camera.

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Oh wow!!! How beautiful is this. God's creatures sure are spectacular!! Thank you for sharing this! Hope you are doing well! Lovely post. ☺

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Good to see you and hope that your new year started well my friend.
Thank you for the kind words and it only shows our God's glory.
Glad that you liked the post.

Cheers and !WINE

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@papilloncharity your post is incredible! How did you manage to get such great pictures of them? The dragonflies I see usually avoid people. Thank you for sharing the pictures and story!

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Hahaha, thank you and it takes a lot of practise and patience my friend. One also has to know one's targets very well as they all have habits and tricks.
My pleasure to share.

Cheers and !BEER

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You could probably approach National Geographic with your work, you certainly know your subjects :) Have you captured other insect stories before?

Thank you for the Beer :)

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These dragonfly photos are great again, Zac, I like especially the first photo - the pose dragonfly looks cool with the wings downwards 😃

Cheers and !BEER
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Thank you kindly Hannes, that's why I put it as the first photo, as I knew that you would like it.
Sadly post voting values have dropped dramatically, but life goes on my friend.

Cheers and thanks!

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My pleasure Zac 😊

Yes, the Hive just doesn't want to rise. Let's hope that with the end of the pandemic this will change too.

Cheers and !BEER
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It is indeed a long wait Hannes, but in the meantime we have the opportunity to keep on building. I am unfortunately going through some health issues again and have had only one full night of sleep since Saturday, but life goes on 😀

The end of the pandemic is what everyone is praying for, as it is again causing record deaths here and this new strain is even taking children. We feel so sorry for those that are left behind.
A Luta Continua!

Cheers and thanks!

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The new virus mutation has found its way through England to Austria, but I haven't heard more about it yet - I avoid too much news watching, because it's always the same and disturbing anyway.

You say "such is life" and "life goes on" and I agree 🙂

Cheers and !BEER
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A senior academic at the Theology Seminary where Marian works is in a very haggard state.
His only sister picked up this new Covid strain and she died in 3 days time.

We have stopped watching TV one and a half years ago. Before that we only watched the news and sports.
So, you are right, as the news is very depressing.

One of my addictions is to sit at an outdoors coffee shop with a Latte and a newspaper while Marian does the shopping for the new week on a Sunday.
I still do it, but we wipe the table and chairs with sterilizing fluid.

So please take care of yourself and the family over there Hannes.

Cheers and thanks

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Yes, I have heard that it is much more dangerous, and you may believe me that we do take care.
Our family will survive this pandemic and so will you, my friend 😊

Cheers and !BEER
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Good news, no hugging, no handshakes and no kissing of any unmentionable persons 🤣
We pray for you and your family my friend and Marian even prays for your cats 😉

Cheers and thanks.

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Thank you so much, Zac, your wife Marian is praying for two little devils though 😉

Cheers and !BEER
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Hahaha, even the devils fear the Christ Hannes,

I am sure that as they grow, they will become Saints 😉

Cheers and thanks!

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I hope so, because at the moment they are very bad little kitten, but we love them 😁

Cheers and !BEER
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Those are some super photos! Dragonflies are so often in constant motion... so I imagine it took quite a bit of patience to get those. Nature is amazing, indeed!

=^..^=

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Thank you and patience is nature's cousin my friend.
Glad that you liked the photos.

Cheers and !BEER

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Beautiful captures of the "Yellow Presba" dragonfly! To bad you couldn't catch them in flight but it was quite something to catch them mating!
Interesting fact that the dragonflies live most of their lives in water as nymphs - learn something new every day!

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Thank you and they are fascinating creatures my friend.
What I will do at the next sighting, is that I will set the camera on "Sport" and wait for them to fly.
Yes, 7 years as nymphs in the water and 6 months of adult life doesn't sound like a bargain to me.
But then, they lay many eggs, meaning many nymphs available as feed for fish and other water creatures.
Nature is so intricate!

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7 years...that's a lot. A very nice post, loved the details of the wings

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Thank you and yes, to think that they can live as nymphs for so long under water is simply amazing, aspecially as their adult life periods are so so short.
Amazing little creatures.

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