Common Darters mating by durleybeachbum
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Description
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)
Juliette.Gribnau
always so beautiful to see !!
Mondwin
Splendid my friend!!!Bravissimo!!:DDD.Hugsxx Whylma
jayfar
An excellent shot and great fun being the voyeur!!
Faemike55
Very cool capture
Celart
Impressive capture
abreojos
Makes you wonder doesn't it!
dakotabluemoon
It looks like the are helping each other do push ups lol great shot.
jendellas
You always manage to catch their intimate moments :o)
emmecielle
Excellent capture! :)
helanker
WOW! You got some shot there. Absolutely fantastic.!
kgb224
Superb capture Andrea. God bless.
dochtersions Online Now!
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.
MrsRatbag
What an acrobatic feat it seems to be; wonderful shot!
Katraz
That would be about the only time I could get near to them.
goodoleboy
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.
whaleman
A great shot!
jocko500
lovely shot
wysiwig
Absolutely no shame whatsoever. They are an acrobatic bunch though. I wonder if they've read the Kama Sutra?
drifterlee
Wonderful macro of the lovers!
Jay-el-Jay
That is a great shot of a configuration which isn't in the Kama Sutra.
danapommet
A spectacular capture and I try and figure out how they get into these strange positions. :o)
Mark-David-Rogers
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.