> > From: Don Williams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2006/04/04 Tue AM 06:31:54 GMT > To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net > Subject: Re: PESO - A bug in the field - Take II > > Bruce Dayton wrote: > > I like this one better. The first one, the dew really looked over the > > top to me - not much like dew. This one seems more natural. I'm not > > sure if the square crop matters much, but overall, this is very nice. > > > > > There's something not quite right about this picture (and the previous > one). Was the dragon-fly dead? > That so much dew should accumulate on a flying insect seems strange. > Maybe it was very cold -- a > degree or two above zero perhaps? >
It's quite common at the right time of day. They will remain stationary until warmed enough by the sun. On cool days, they will only fly when the sun is shining on them. When you're a predator _and_ cold blooded, energy management becomes a priority. Dragonflies must be doing something right - they make dinosaurs look like mewling infants. m ----------------------------------------- Email sent from www.ntlworld.com Virus-checked using McAfee(R) Software Visit www.ntlworld.com/security for more information
