JOLLY DRAGON!

I wish I could convey to you just how hilarious this photo-shoot was today. This rarely-seen red dragonfly almost seemed to be communicating to me. He’d roll his head around and drop his hinged lower lip just a bit like a hearty laugh. It was like he was saying, “Come on with me, we could have a good time! I dare you - Hahaha!” His grin reminds me of an old man repositioning his ill-fitting false teeth! He even seems to have a ready-made hole for a drinking straw!

On Flickr, I’ve put a sequence of shots showing the head roll, etc. I hope you don’t miss it. One is completely the underside of his chin. His little feet even seemed to be dancing a little jig like he was a bit tipsy. I wonder!!

And to think I’d have missed all this if it weren’t for Blip!

(This was taken in the harsh mid-day sun. I was so taken by his antics that I forgot to adjust the exposure compensation which made the red body, etc. a bit blown out.)