Gossamer Wings

It's the season when dragonflies abound. And yet I really
haven't started clicking away because the heat is so intense
and so oppressive, that the idea of being out in the sun is
scary! Only the glitter of gold could drag me outside, for
a short while....

This beautiful dragonfly is the Common Picture Wing/Variable
Glider, Rhyothemis variegata. This is a male. The female has
more black markings on its wings. This is only the second
time that this dragonfly has graced my yard. It's a slow
flier but I was waiting for it to rest on to some plant and
finally it did, on the dry twig of a basil. I hope I'll see
it again.



Braved the heat yesterday to take these pictures. If you
click on the picture, you'll see those fine lines on the
wings.





This is a tiny dragonfly I found in the afternoon. I cannot
identify many of the dragonflies I photograph but I know
these are the ones commonly found near ponds and other low-
lying areas.














"Will you walk into my parlour...?" It so happens that the
"fly" here is rather large. Predator and prey are almost of
the same size. And yet....! Found this sight on my ornamental
pine-apple, which also happens to be Home Sweet Home to the
ferocious-looking spider.