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July 31, 2008, 05:24:32 PM »
I snapped these yesterday. I was just hanging out around the pond and I saw this guy *gal?* fluttering around and flitting from side to side, landing on my floating hearts. Was she laying eggs?
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July 31, 2008, 06:09:19 PM »
I've had my pond 3 years now and I have never seen a dragonfly yet. I sure wish they would come around. I was also polluted with the cicadas this summer. We literally pushed them off our deck with a shovel for awhile after the mating session. I broomed them up to 8 times in a day. I can only imagine how many will be here in 17 years. I have no lilies this year. My fish ate every little bud off once the shoots got up a few inches. They cleaned off 3 plants. I'll buy new ones next season. I don't know why the fish are so hungry this year but they are. I am not expecting to see any babies. The are constantly working over all the plants so I don't see how anything could survive with these swimming vacuum cleaners. One lonely frog here. 2 earlier but they left. I'm keeping my eye out for dragon flies.
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Re: Visitor to my Pond
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July 31, 2008, 09:48:35 PM »
That's a new one for me...cool green coloring. Looks like a dragonfly and you even found the eggs!
Jax do you have koi? I have a small koi pond and the koi never left my lilies alone...wait, maybe that was my DH!
Maybe your fish need to be fed more
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August 01, 2008, 02:31:59 AM »
You are so lucky to catch her in action, I didn't know they lay eggs on leaves just like butterflies.
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Re: Visitor to my Pond
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August 01, 2008, 04:33:01 AM »
I get the big green ones, too, & you did a great job catching it laying eggs.
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There is never enough room for all of the water lilies that I want ;-)
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Re: Visitor to my Pond
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August 01, 2008, 04:52:02 AM »
I've never seen the eggs before, either. Cool!
The dragonflies that come to my pond, they dip their rear end in the water while in flight, so the eggs fall down into the water. I think some also lay eggs on a plant, above the water.
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Re: Visitor to my Pond
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August 01, 2008, 06:07:55 AM »
Caught a nice blue damsel fly doing the same thing the other day in my pond, but of course didn't have the camera with me.
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Re: Visitor to my Pond
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August 01, 2008, 06:43:48 AM »
I got very lucky... I took the chance and went running for my camera. Apparently she had a lot to do.
This is the first green one I've seen, and the largest by far. Usually I see pretty little blue guys. I felt so lucky to get these shots.
Hopefully more soon
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August 01, 2008, 07:18:36 AM »
What kind of plant is that? Pennywort? Mini lily?
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Re: Visitor to my Pond
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August 01, 2008, 07:29:29 AM »
Floating Hearts.
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Re: Visitor to my Pond
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August 01, 2008, 07:33:56 AM »
Great pics. They are too fast for me. We're having a great year for dragonflies, seems like hundreds more than last year.
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Re: Visitor to my Pond
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August 01, 2008, 08:29:43 AM »
Awesome shots!
I had dragonflys at my other place but I haven't seen any here at this place this summer.
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Re: Visitor to my Pond
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August 02, 2008, 08:42:42 AM »
wonderful photos
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Re: Visitor to my Pond
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August 02, 2008, 01:08:58 PM »
Thanks! Today I managed to really wrench my back doing some work for my mom :'( While I was trying to relax by my pond, I suddenly see a dragonfly. I thought... Camera! So off I go, lumbering off toward the house with my igor posture
Anyhow, this is who I caught...
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Re: Visitor to my Pond
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August 03, 2008, 06:23:56 AM »
Those are some really cool close up pics!
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