tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3618025896103645633.post7781449670822030030..comments2023-11-25T08:33:24.935-05:00Comments on art, birds, nature: A Dragonfly a DayKen Januskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16984782169460110520noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3618025896103645633.post-27851094791895934212013-07-02T14:25:29.719-04:002013-07-02T14:25:29.719-04:00Dragonflies have featured in three of my paintings...Dragonflies have featured in three of my paintings to date and damselfly in one. Only once was the dragonfly prey. I wish my ID skills were up to scratch with dragons and damsels but they are just so confusing!Mike Woodcockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06660839577770854965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3618025896103645633.post-23955412963145575662013-06-27T16:00:37.434-04:002013-06-27T16:00:37.434-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Ken Januskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16984782169460110520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3618025896103645633.post-26938035699217332362013-06-27T16:00:36.288-04:002013-06-27T16:00:36.288-04:00Hi Mike,
I seem to recall you saying something ab...Hi Mike,<br /><br />I seem to recall you saying something about dragonflies way back when on Birdforum in it's livelier days. Have you done any paintings? I don't recall seeing any there.<br /><br />Oddly enough today I found out that I'm not the only one interested in dragonflies. I was at the side of a large river this morning trying to ID a dragonfly that kept cruising back and forth but just wouldn't settle down so I could get a good look at it. Then there was a squawk and a Common Grackle appeared from out of the nearby foliage with a dragonfly in his mouth. He must have been hiding there, just waiting for one of them to get close enough.<br /><br />The fellow I was watching, a Prince Baskettail I think, managed to escape him though. The grackle didn't stick around long enough for me to ID his prey.Ken Januskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16984782169460110520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3618025896103645633.post-29558487097667271052013-06-27T02:42:15.277-04:002013-06-27T02:42:15.277-04:00I also find damselflies and dragonflies fascinatin...I also find damselflies and dragonflies fascinating. And I couldn't agree more about the beauty in nature, it's there for everyone to see every day if only they would take the time, not just to look, but to see.Mike Woodcockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06660839577770854965noreply@blogger.com