The dragonflies had finally arrived in our yard and were busy sunning themselves and feasting on mosquitoes. Unbeknownst to them, mother blue jays are busy gathering tasty tidbits for their newly fledged, but clumsy babes to snack on. I wonder what the odds for survival are.
Predator or Prey?
Dragonflies flying
while Blue Jay Mom’s hunt for food.
Predator or Prey?
These photos were taken July 27, 2020.
resting on my pole bean leaf – something is eating my beans this yearsunning on a beetroot leafnewly fledged, but non flying baby blue jay – over there Mom, I see one, no two, no threeNo helicopter landing pad requiredperching on the end of a pruned tomato stem – my tomatoes were out of control and were 5 feet tall, before I cut them backthe bees were slow in arriving this year, but as you can see, I finally had tomatoes on the vinethis guy really did not want to moveI only saw one dragonfly that was not yellow
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15 thoughts on “The Current Normal – Predator or Prey”
Our dragonflies have long gone, although I did spot an old one huddling on my stucco this morning, trying to find some warmth. The jays are still around here, eating the acorns off my Burr Oak tree and chasing the crows and squirrels. Fall is here. Thanks for reading and commenting Lynette. Allan
Here is another horrible question. Is Covid the virus or are humans the virus? Who would blame Earth for using Covid as a vaccine to battle the human invaders? It is a relevant question, I think, given what humans are doing to the Earth. Stay well and thanks for reading. Allan
I love dragonflies; they are amazing creatures. Last week we went on a day trip to County Mayo and visited one of Ireland’s national parks where we had a chance to see many of them. It was fascinating to watch the little dragonflies. Thanks for sharing such beautiful images and have a good day 😀 Aiva
Dragonflies are a marvel of engineering, the perfect flying machine. It took them a while to get into my yard, but we were constantly being buzzed by them as we rode our bikes out in the country. Glad you enjoyed. Thanks so much for reading and commenting. Allan
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Lovely creature
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A beautiful feat of Nature’s engineering. Glad it held still long enough for me to capture it. Thanks for reading. Allan
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We had a bumper crop of them up here about a month ago (they’re gone now) and they had lots to eat! And the jays gone by then too. 🙂
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Our dragonflies have long gone, although I did spot an old one huddling on my stucco this morning, trying to find some warmth. The jays are still around here, eating the acorns off my Burr Oak tree and chasing the crows and squirrels. Fall is here. Thanks for reading and commenting Lynette. Allan
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This is a horrible question you are asking, and if we were to put the human being in this equation, the answer would be even more horrible.
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Here is another horrible question. Is Covid the virus or are humans the virus? Who would blame Earth for using Covid as a vaccine to battle the human invaders? It is a relevant question, I think, given what humans are doing to the Earth. Stay well and thanks for reading. Allan
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I love dragonflies; they are amazing creatures. Last week we went on a day trip to County Mayo and visited one of Ireland’s national parks where we had a chance to see many of them. It was fascinating to watch the little dragonflies. Thanks for sharing such beautiful images and have a good day 😀 Aiva
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Dragonflies are a marvel of engineering, the perfect flying machine. It took them a while to get into my yard, but we were constantly being buzzed by them as we rode our bikes out in the country. Glad you enjoyed. Thanks so much for reading and commenting. Allan
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I love dragonflies but somehow they scare my granddaughter. I’m not much of a bird person but I dragonflies are a different story! Great captures
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As a kid, they used to scare me, but, now I find them fascinating. The fact that they eat mosquitoes is just a bonus. Thanks for reading Bernie. Allan
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I think it’s because they startle one so much when they land beside you. No warning and then there they are.
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Nice pictures! I always am glad to see dragonflies around. They would be able to find plenty of mosquitoes to eat in our backyard!
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I agree. Dragonflies are welcome visitors here, for sure. Thanks for reading and commenting Sean. Allan
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Dragonflies are the most fascinating creatures. Great pics!
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Too true. Thanks so much for stopping by. Allan
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