All Around the Burn Pile (Page 2): Thanks, Angela. Love all those thumbs. Until yesterday, I had only seen one here and there and now and then this year. I suppose Harvey and Irma...

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angela k wrote:

WOW, Sherry... these are fantastic!!! I haven't... (show quote)

Thanks, Angela. Love all those thumbs. Until yesterday, I had only seen one here and there and now and then this year. I suppose Harvey and Irma chased them all out of Texas and Florida and they had nowhere else to go.

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DOOK wrote:

Excellent set, Sherry. Well done.

Thanks for looking and for the smilies, Earl!

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CLF wrote:

Sherry, excellent set of photos. You are blessed to have so many. We have been starved for both dragons and butters.

Greg

Thanks for your kind comment, Greg. The dragons are newly arrived and I'm going to take full advantage of it! Butters are scarce for me, too.

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sundar wrote:

A variety of dragons ! Great set !

Thanks so much, sundar!

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HOT Texas wrote:

Wow, you got them, Nice shots!!!!

Thanks for taking the time to look and for your nice comment, HOT!

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merrytexan wrote:

Wow! You did good on all the shots of those beauties sherry! How nice your hubby let you know they were at the burn pile. To heck with picking up limbs!

Thanks so much, merry! Today, I worked a while then took a break (which was much longer than the time I worked) to shoot more dragons. When I finally went back to the shovel and rake, dragons kept landing on those tools. It was so distracting.

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Swamp-Cork wrote:

Excellent set, Sherry---very beautiful!

Thanks, Cork. I'm glad you took the time to look and enjoyed them.

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Dixiegirl wrote:

Now I know why our dragon supply has been so puny this year. They've all been hanging out at Sherry's burn piles. What a collection of beauties, Sherry, and your shots are excellent. Send me that hot pink one!

Thank you, Donna, for your kind comment.
Been puny here, too, until yesterday! The back-yard burn pile was a bust today, but the front-yard burn pile was still abundant with dragons. So, not a lot of work done today. I had never seen a pink/purple dragon, but in researching, the first site I visited said they are the "most widespread" of all dragons. Coulda fooled me!

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bigwolf40 wrote:

This is a great group of shots. Very well done....Rich

And I greatly appreciate your taking the time to look and your kind comment, Rich.

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sailorsmom wrote:

Wow! What a variety of dragonflies! Great shots, Sherry!

Sue! Thanks for dropping by and saying nice things!

docshark Loc: Millersville, PA

Another super set of dragons. Nice shooting!
1. Comet Darner M - a great find!
2. Roseate Skimmer M
3. Blue Dasher F
4. Black Saddlebags M
5. Red Saddlebags F
6. Red Saddlebags M
7. Red Saddlebags Imm. F
8 & 9 Black Saddlebags M
Great job.
-Doc

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docshark wrote:

Another super set of dragons. Nice shooting!
1. Comet Darner M - a great find!
2. Roseate Skimmer M
3. Blue Dasher F
4. Black Saddlebags M
5. Red Saddlebags F
6. Red Saddlebags M
7. Red Saddlebags Imm. F
8 & 9 Black Saddlebags M
Great job.
-Doc

Thanks so much, Doc!
I had a whole family of Red Saddlebags - too bad they didn't pose for a family portrait.
I was away from home for most of today, but before leaving I checked for dragons. Not. A. Single. One. - anywhere

SX2002 Loc: Adelaide, South Australia

Beautiful Sherry...you guys are so lucky over there, we hardly ever see Dragons here and when we do, they never stop flying so getting any pics is impossible...I have a few DIF pics but nothing worth posting here...

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SX2002 wrote:

Beautiful Sherry...you guys are so lucky over there, we hardly ever see Dragons here and when we do, they never stop flying so getting any pics is impossible...I have a few DIF pics but nothing worth posting here...

Thanks for looking and for your nice comment, Ron. I think (and I could very well be wrong - that happens a lot) some types of dragons seem to stay in perpetual motion. I guess you just have to have more patience than they do energy. I know I've seen some flying about that I gave up on them ever landing!

SX2002 Loc: Adelaide, South Australia

STVest wrote:

Thanks for looking and for your nice comment, Ron. I think (and I could very well be wrong - that happens a lot) some types of dragons seem to stay in perpetual motion. I guess you just have to have more patience than they do energy. I know I've seen some flying about that I gave up on them ever landing!

At a certain time of the year Sherry we have hundreds/thousands of them flying around the Village..I've sat out in the garden for hours at a time and have only ever seen one land...before I could even raise my camera, it was gone...maybe I might get lucky this year...