Another Praying Mantis in the back yard, this time on a festive Cone Flower.
He was busy looking around the blossom.
July 18, 2022
Praying Mantis on Cone Flower
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Praying Mantis, Green Variety
I spotted another Praying Mantis in the back yard, this one was green and matched the Sweet Gum leaves he was perched on.
Peek-a-boo!
Something was happening, or had happened, inside the folded together leaves. I’ve no idea if the Praying Mantis was in pursuit of what was in there, or just passing by.
July 15, 2022
Great Blue Skimmer, Showing Some Age
You may have noticed the Great Blue Skimmer in my last post was looking a bit tattered. He still makes a pretty good model.
July 15, 2022
Great Blue Skimmer, Praying Mantis Photobomber
I was looking for the Praying Mantis and got distracted by a Great Blue Skimmer, not realizing that the Mantis was so close by.
He is on the same dried hibiscus stem as my recent post.
The pair from another angle.
July 15, 2022
Praying Mantis
This Praying Mantis has been perched on a dried hibiscus stem for days in my back yard.
He spends a lot of his time upside down…
…at least from my perspective.
July 14, 2022
Great Blue Skimmer, Two More Poses
July 2, 2022
Thread-waisted Wasp on Coneflower
This is an educated guess on the ID, perhaps a Common Thread-waisted Wasp.
July 2, 2022
Great Blue Skimmer, Coneflowers
July 2, 2022
Great Blue Skimmer, Modeling
Great Blue Skimmers have returned to my back yard this year. My patio flowers aren’t nearly as plentiful or colorful as what I had for last year’s visitors.
The dragonflies like to perch on dried stalks and plant stakes.
This one let me maneuver around until I had him lined up with a tiny bloom of a purple salvia that provided a bit of accent in the background.
July 2, 2022
Dragonflies on Sparkle
I saw quite a few dragonflies yesterday morning around a local pond.
Perches over sparkly duck weed seemed to be the preferred landing option.
And a few chose the ever popular random piece of rebar.
