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Egg Laying
First shot is of a Green Darner male dragonfly waiting in the reeds before cruising for a mate. Subsequent shots are of a pair laying eggs until the male walks up on a reed to end their time together.
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Hi Gabriela and thanks for commenting. I saw these large dragonflies in mid-March here in Memphis a few years ago. It was early in the season for odes and these were the first I'd seen that year. When I saw them laying eggs, I decided to wade out into the pond to capture the behavior. I waded out over my hiking boots which gets pretty chilly here in March. For me it was worth it though as I rarely get to photograph ovipositing.
Thanks again and I will try digging through my archives looking for another story or two.
Allen
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Thank you so much Allen,
I love all creatures in Nature, big or small - so looking forward to more story sequences from you
Kind regards,
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Very interesting. Not sure what the male is doing, laying the eggs? Or mating? Not familiar with their breeding behaviour
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Stunning images. The first image is a beautiful stand alone work of art. The rest are beautiful too. Love the blues and greens and clarity in the whole sequence.
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Hi Jackie and Alison, thank you for the comments.
Jackie, I think the male just has a grip on the female's head and his main role may be protection from other males as the female lays the eggs. The mating has already been done and can happen while flying mid-air as Gabriela states.
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Hello Allen,
This is so interesting that I have started reading more about your subjects:)
I am going to look for some old images I have taken years ago, at the time I was told the pair I photographed was a Dragonfly and a Damselfly (what beautiful names, by the way). The quality is poor but the content might warrant sharing, as the two were mating on a beautiful, colourful leaf on the water surface. I might have to RP though, I used to add some awful frames to my images at the time, LOL.
Thank you again Allen, the more I view your images the more I like them, give us more if you have
Have a great week-end,
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Wonderful story, and fantastic sharpness on that first one!
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