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A Lover of Dragonflies

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The magic of a dragonfly in flight with the sun glinting on its wings holds me spellbound every time.   For several years I’ve been fascinated by the variety of colors and challenged taking their pictures. The current issue of Audubon Magazine (July-August 2012) has an article on the increasing popularity of ‘Chasing Dragons’.   The article points out that birding and butterfly watching have long been popular and that watching dragonflies is new to many people.   There are, of course, great photographs accompanying the article.   http://mag. http://www.audubonmagazine.com/ audubon.org/ Not to be outdone, I’m sharing some of mine with you!   It seems I need to write a post once a year about dragonflies!   If you really look at these fascinating creatures, you’ll see large multifaceted eyes, two pairs of strong transparent wings, and an elongated body that ends in a variety of shapes. Some dragonflies tend to perch and fly from plant to plant.   Some seam to flit all