Dragonfly Perch Youth T-Shirt

This dragonfly was photographed at Hughes Water Garden in Oregon. Very hard to photograph until you find they tend to come back to a favorite perch. So if you sit patiently and wait they nearly always seem to come back so you can set up your shots.
In a dragonfy's larval stage, when they are known as nymphs or naiads, and as adults they are predators. For their first years they live in fresh water and as adults they may be on the wing for just a few days or weeks. Theyir reproduction is by indirect insemination. There is a delayed fertilization and sperm competition. During mating, the male holds the female by the back of the head or on the prothorax and the female curls her abdomen under her body to pick up sperm from the male's secondary genitalia at the front of his abdomen, forming the "heart" or "wheel" posture.

It is an incredibly beautiful world out there. Our goal is to try to capture some of it in our images. Living in the beautiful Pacific Northwest we never lack for places to shoot. But never pass up the chance to visit all the many other beautiful places this world has to offer. Along with all the wonderful creatures, large and small. We have also been blessed with many wonderful photographic adventures to some awesome places which we are happy to share with you. If you see any photo on our website or my Facebook page that isn't in our galleries that you would like see here please send me a private message by clicking the link above. I will always try to make all of my images available. Dotty of WesDotPhotography