Tuesday, August 21, 2012

Nature Notes/ Common Picture Wing Dragonfly

 After weeks of high heat we've been blessed by rain. Not torrents of it but enough to wet the parched garden soil and leave those precious pretty droplets on the edge of leaves. And here's what I found this morning. A Common Picture Wing dragonfly/ Rhyothemis variegata resting on a leaf of the Orange Jasmine.
I had seen this dragonfly before but it was always at a great height so a close shot was impossible. Today it was at eye level and I went down on bended knees to take this shot.:)
Here's the last shot before it flew away. This dragonfly is also known as the Variable Glider and from a distance it looks like a butterfly. More of black on the wings indicate that it is a female. The male has fewer black markings on its wings. I found a site with a picture of a male here.

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9 comments:

Carver said...

Wonderful shots of the dragonfly.

Sylvia K said...

Amazing shots! Such a colorful dragonfly! Wonderful post for the day!!

Rambling Woods said...

I am happy you got some rain as it seems to be in short supple in many areas. Wow..great detail in the dragonfly. You can even see the eyes and the details of the wings. Thank you for linking up this week...Michelle

eileeninmd said...

Beautiful sighting and a pretty dragonfly. Thanks for sharing.

ShySongbird said...

Wow!! What a magnificent dragonfly it is Kanak! Absolutely beautiful. Your photos are wonderful and you have shown its splendour perfectly, I would love to see it...but never will of course...

Dianne said...

in the first shot he's like a jet coming in for a landing
amazing shots!

Pat said...

Beautiful captures. I like the unique angle of the first shot.

Celeste said...

Stunning photos! I love the first one - it looks like a B52 :) Thank you for sharing.

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