And I have a special gift among the reds, but first the whites. We don't see the white Hibiscus flowers often, and this was a treat to see them. There are many Hibiscus species across the world, and all

I want to show you how different backgrounds can enhance photos. This is a female Navy Dropwing Dragonfly (Trithemis furva), and she was the model in all of the photos below. We don't want to focus only

In the heat, we seek solace in the shade of a tree near a water pond. A rare shot of a dragonfly at the top, and a damselfly at the bottom. So come and sit in the shade with us and let's have a look at

El baile de las libélulas No para de llover, se escucha como si el cielo cayera, en medio de la madrugada me levanté asustada, el agua va abriendo grietas, se siente el frío que deja cada gota al caer,

Water is essential for life, and nature has its own life. To sit close to a water pond, and to wait for nature to turn up with life in the water, is very satisfying. We occasionally visit ponds, as water

I heard the familiar chop-chop sound and managed to find the cause. A helicopter appeared far off on a mountain face. As I told you before, that the helicopter's design was based on a dragonfly, but of

She is the queen of a Blue Emperor dragonfly (Anax imperator). Only seen at times when she is ovipositing (egg-laying). Widespread across South Africa, its range extending from the east of the country

All wildlife in nature knows that the color red means poison. This is a Milkweed Locust, and swarms of them can destroy farm crops in a few hours. Not much loved, by we could not allow a car to run over

Soon, we will be swamped by dragonflies, butterflies and others again. This beautiful dragonfly decided to pose for me as you will see in here, and also some other garden visitors. We were on our way to

And I also have a new dragonfly on my list. I open the post with this little African Grass Blue (Zizeeria knysna), and it's one of our smallest butterflies that sat on a tiny flower head. We prefer to

The strong winds blew a Praying Mantis out of our granadilla fence. It landed on the paving in the front garden close to me. So, I picked it up and handed to my wife to put it in the "Jacob's Ladder"

They say that the 19th of March was the Equinox day, signaling the beginning of Spring in the northern hemisphere. But over here in South Africa, in the southern hemisphere, it signals our Autumn, and

There were a lot of midges flying about and the dragonfly used our fence as a launching pad to get them. A pure dragonfly post and I will show you three different species, all taken on the same afternoon.

Hot and fierce as usual in summer, but thankfully we are used to the sun, and also its dangers. The daily power cuts also keep us dodging around. Going around from shade to shade under the trees to see

Come with me into the world of the smaller beauties. Such as the lovely reflection in the water of this little Damselfly. Or maybe you prefer the beauty of the Red-veined Dragonflies. Any case, we were

A bit of everything in here for you to wonder at. We cannot get enough of the amazing sights in this country. South Africa has been blessed with an abundance of nature and wildlife. After being away for

Ponds are beautiful with their water features and flowers and so many walk past them exclaiming about the lovely views. But come and let's look a little more intently at the life in a pond. My first sighting

The dragonfly is one of the familiar and most commonly seen insects. The most common insect that can be found sitting on various poles or wires in our house is the dragonfly. Especially at this time of