Shimmering Masterpiece - _TNY_8508
The beautiful demoiselle (Calopteryx virgo) like this male has both a fitting and a problematic name.
Fitting, in that they are absolutely ridiculously beutiful, but also having "beautiful" being part of the name sometimes make it awkward. "Compare this beautiful banded demoiselle to that beutiful demoiselle makes for a weird sentence when one "beautiful" is a descriptive adjective and the other is a part of the name.
Either way, they are marvellous and if you find them at the right time, they are so interested in finding a good perch to look for other males to chase and females to seduce that they will, like here, land on your outstetched hand and finger.
For another shot of the same specimen - with excellent eye detail - have a look here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/52523232660/
Shimmering Masterpiece - _TNY_8508
The beautiful demoiselle (Calopteryx virgo) like this male has both a fitting and a problematic name.
Fitting, in that they are absolutely ridiculously beutiful, but also having "beautiful" being part of the name sometimes make it awkward. "Compare this beautiful banded demoiselle to that beutiful demoiselle makes for a weird sentence when one "beautiful" is a descriptive adjective and the other is a part of the name.
Either way, they are marvellous and if you find them at the right time, they are so interested in finding a good perch to look for other males to chase and females to seduce that they will, like here, land on your outstetched hand and finger.
For another shot of the same specimen - with excellent eye detail - have a look here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/52523232660/