Backyard and Beyond

Starting out from Brooklyn, an amateur naturalist explores our world.

As John Burroughs said, “The place to observe nature is where you are.”

Dragonfly Tree, Dragonfly Meadow

Six Black Saddlebags.
Two Common Green Darners

All perched together in a dying American chestnut.

Upwards of twenty Common Green Darners perched low in these plantings.

mthew

2 responses to “Dragonfly Tree, Dragonfly Meadow”

  1. Susan

    Thank you for these remarkable photos.

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  2. Chuck McAlexander

    Kudos. Really fine detail. I wonder if the way the dragonflies wrap the ends of their legs around twigs and branches is the same as the way Daddy Longlegs do it? If yes, is it a sign of a close relationship or indication of convergent evolution?

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