Limestone Dragonfly

Sometimes you go looking for birds and all you get is dragonflies. Such was the case Thursday at Limestone Park.

Zoo and Gardens

JoPaul and I went to the zoo and botanical gardens yesterday morning.

The flamingos like to bury their heads and give you the evil eye if you look at them.

This was the only one of the Macaws that was out sunning.  

The water lily pond, or reflecting pool, was filled with beautiful lilies. I love the surface tension of the water around the leaf.

These guys love the water lilies, or maybe they love the little things that are hatching out in the pond

I like how the dragonflies pose for you.

Dragonfly

Nature center in East Point, Florida, across the bay from St. George Island.

Bugs in the Garden 2

Well, a bug times 2.  

Some sort of Dragonfly, or as we called them when we were kids, Mosquito Hawk.

Bugs in the Garden

Down Side Up

I'm sure one of the cardinal rules of flying aircraft is to land with the down side down.  That does not apply to dragonflies, however.

It was windy at the beach and this one took refuge under the roof of our patio.

Dragonfly on Butterfly Bush

I went to the butterfly bush specifically because my wife had said the day before it was loaded with all sorts of butterflies. Unfortunately it was too windy for the butterflies, but this guy had no trouble with the wind. I think he was actually just perching though, not feeding and pollinating.

Lay Lake Dragonfly

This is another of the many types of dragonfly that hang out at Lay Lake. A previous one is here. Or maybe it's the same kind, just at a different point in the life cycle/molting process.