Common Darters mating by durleybeachbum
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Sympetrum striolatum at my pond. I am thrilled by the increase in the number of pairs this year.
I am not quick enough to get them in the act of laying, but it is fascinating to watch single males interfering and attempting to put them off and steal the lady.
Comments (22)
always so beautiful to see !!
Splendid my friend!!!Bravissimo!!:DDD.Hugsxx Whylma
An excellent shot and great fun being the voyeur!!
Very cool capture
Impressive capture
Makes you wonder doesn't it!
It looks like the are helping each other do push ups lol great shot.
You always manage to catch their intimate moments :o)
Excellent capture! :)
WOW! You got some shot there. Absolutely fantastic.!
Superb capture Andrea. God bless.
It is such great and also spectacular to watch these Darters, huh. They are so active now by all the sunshine. I saw many today flying and hunting, but never sitting still. Just flying around with three stuck together. A beautiful moment and capture, Andrea.
What an acrobatic feat it seems to be; wonderful shot!
That would be about the only time I could get near to them.
Wow, I've seen a lot of bizarre mating positions - actually humanwise speaking - but, at my age, this is one I sure wouldn't want to try myself. My back is in bad enough shape as it is. As always, love the texture of the wings.
A great shot!
lovely shot
Absolutely no shame whatsoever. They are an acrobatic bunch though. I wonder if they've read the Kama Sutra?
Wonderful macro of the lovers!
That is a great shot of a configuration which isn't in the Kama Sutra.
A spectacular capture and I try and figure out how they get into these strange positions. :o)
An amazing capture, you have a great collection of the more intimate moments of insects which are not easy to be there when the situation unfolds, let-alone capture with such detail. Nice work.