SATURDAY
JUNE 7th, 2014
I've been keeping an eye on the pond up the street where
the dragonflies played last year. For me, a dragonfly is
a sure sign that summer is nearby. On a bright, sunny Saturday
I saw them. Mostly they were mating, laying eggs and flying
madly around in packs, looking for females.
Caution
to Arachnophobics - # 10 and 11 are spiders. (but very cute)
The bright Cardinal Meadowhawk announced its presence.
Flaked out on a branch, a Common Whitetail (?) dried her
wings...
then quietly moved to a branch.
It didn't take the males long to find her. They followed
her in packs.
The Cardinal Meadowhawks tried out different perching spots.
I loved watching them testing the branches.
Mating has happened and now it's time to lay the eggs.
The male flies holding the female's head while she drops
the eggs.
It seems like a group activity.
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