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Good morning everyone. As mentioned yesterday, posted today is a series on the male Common Whitetail (Plathemis lydia) or Long-tailed Skimmer as it's also known. The Common Whitetail, is a common dragonfly across much of North America coast to coast , and is usually one of the first dragonflies to emerge each spring. The male has a striking and unusual appearance. It's white body, about 2 inches (5 cm) long, combined with the brownish-black bands on its otherwise translucent wings, gives it a checkered look and makes it one of the easiest dragonflies to identify while in flight.
I also included in the comment section a photo of an immature male and female for comparison purposes.
I hope you enjoy this series and have a truly great weekend. And for those of you in the United States, wishing you a Happy July 4th Holiday and weekend. Enjoy and be safe in whatever you do to celebrate America's Independence Day. And so you'll know, after today I'll be taking a two day break from posting here on flickr, but I'll be back on Tuesday hopefully.
Lacey
ISO400, aperture f/11, exposure .006 seconds (1/180) focal length 260mm
For October , Dapper Death stopped by and said he would hang out till All Hallows Eve ! Happy for the house guest :D
dap·per
adjective
(typically of a man) neat and trim in dress, appearance, or bearing.
synonyms: smart, spruce, trim, debonair, neat, well dressed, well groomed, well turned out, elegant, chic, dashing, sharp
having features that elevate respect, elegance, romance, sexiness, and most of all, charm and style.
Dapper men in media history include Fred Astaire, Gene Kelly, Darren Criss, Robert Redford, and Christopher Plummer.
Men with beards and a top hat in the 1800s are the origin of a man being considered "dapper".
A dapper man is a gentleman, and will pay the bill on a date, appropriately respect a woman and compliment her when a compliment is needed.
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Wood duck (Aix sponsa) male. Couldn't resist posting another. The sunlight was hitting this fellow so nice. Wildwood Lake Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
Black-necked Stilt
Himantopus mexicanus
I believe this is a male. To me it looks like he's wearing a tux.
Circle-B-Bar Reserve, Polk County, FL
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My spontaneous shot of another photographer's model on the steps of the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, D.C.
in support of Gender fluidity & my daughter's choices.
Gender fluidity refers to change over time in a person's gender expression or gender identity, or both. That change might be in expression, but not identity, or in identity, but not expression. Or both expression and identity might change together.
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“Something's about to end. Or start. I'm not sure. I just know we're not in the middle anymore. It's safer in the middle.”
― Jim McCann, Return of the Dapper Men
Jim McCann is an award-winning writer of comic books, television, and theatre. He worked on several films and music videos before he was accepted into the ABC Daytime Writer Development Program. During that time he wrote for the popular ABC daytime drama One Life to Live. Upon moving to New York, he found a position at Marvel Comics, where he remained for six years, working in publicity and PR.