Territorial battle between dragonflies on an old water lily flower head.
A Happy Valentines Day to All!
Today I will show you a mix of photos to display the wonders in nature. So let your eyes feed your minds and your souls with the beauties of mother nature's free gift to all of us on this planet.
Life is fleeting and we should enjoy every moment.
Now I am not as usual going to identify each dragonfly specie here, as I want you to see if you can identify each one. The photos were taken by me in South Africa and here is some help to identify them.
https://dragonflies.co.za/odonata-anisoptera
I saw this guy flying in and knew where he was headed.
Bang! One second flying and the next second sitting.
Can you see the emoji in the top part of this floating leaf?
A little bubble sporting a face.
I might as well tell you that this is an Acraea butterfly.
See if you can find the specie name.
A black panther here? No, only a thirsty black cat.
Of the species (Cattaneous deluxious) 🤣
Another Acraea butterfly on a blue flower.
A daring frog sun tanning in the heat, as he knows that the raptor birds are in the shade.
This guy below is from a suborder that is regarded as True Dragonflies and you will find him in the link above.
Another new guy here that will not be so easy to identify.
Now what kind of a flower do you think this is?
I see many posts sporting animals and insects that the authors have not identified. The same happens with bird posts.
So, what I am trying to do here is to show people how to identify specific species.
The link that I have posted in the introduction pertains to South Africa and Africa, but most countries have their own lists of nature's residents.
So, don't post just to chase money, but rather do quality and detailed posts for your enjoyment. If you enjoy your posts, there are bound to be others that will also enjoy your posts and those are the kinds of people that you want to attract.
A slap bang post is in nobody's interests.
And That's All Friends.
Note: As usual all photos are my own and taken with a Canon Powershot SX60HS Bridge camera.
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