Dragon Hand Stand
Jun 17, 2013 16:03:14 #
Why do they do this? He body was straight up. Every once in a while he would go back down. Maybe it's common but I've never seen it before.
Jun 17, 2013 16:17:33 #
Coolcameragirl wrote:
Why do they do this? He body was straight up. Every once in a while he would go back down. Maybe it's common but I've never seen it before.
:thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup: Neat picture. Was it windy? Maybe that's what caught its wings to push it up. Just guessing. Thanks for showing.
Jun 17, 2013 16:19:08 #
Not really windy - it would land normally and then push itself up to that position. I wondered if it was a mating dance of some kind.
Jun 17, 2013 16:22:33 #
Jun 17, 2013 16:31:59 #
infestation wrote:
Believe it is to help them cool down, nice capture
Thanks! That makes sense, as it is (finally) hot here today.
Jun 17, 2013 17:23:49 #
infestation wrote:
Yep. It's called 'obelisking'. Believe it is to help them cool down, nice capture
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obelisk_posture
Jun 17, 2013 19:34:28 #
gym wrote:
Thanks for the info, Gym. Interesting.Yep. It's called 'obelisking'.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obelisk_posture
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obelisk_posture
Jun 17, 2013 21:57:30 #
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Jun 18, 2013 16:39:50 #
Coolcameragirl wrote:
Why do they do this? He body was straight up. Every once in a while he would go back down. Maybe it's common but I've never seen it before.
It's doing push-ups to stay in shape. :thumbup: :thumbup: Great Shot!!
Jun 18, 2013 17:33:48 #
Jun 18, 2013 19:30:30 #
Jun 19, 2013 14:55:58 #
Interesting shot and explanation. Learn something new every day!
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