Yesterday I went for a walk around the lanes near my home and headed for a spot where the road crosses a stream, a place where I often see dragonflies.
Although this time I had remembered to bring my camera along with me, there were no dragonflies anywhere in sight. I eventually spotted one perched high above in a tree and, putting my camera on maximum zoom, I tried to frame the tiny creature.
I didn’t have much hope that the pictures would be very good, but I was delighted to find the one below – mainly because of the creature’s shadow showing through the leaf.
Dragonfly on leaf with shadow
To go with the dragonfly, here are some of my favourite photographs of various six-legged creatures:
Butterfly on my apple-blossom this spring
Another shot of the same butterfly showing the amazing eyes
I love the bees buzzing around my chives in spring
This cricket (?) was standing on the Great Wall of China
Butterfly near Nikko, Japan
For more bug photos, have a look at this post:
Moths In the Night
