Not “Like” – LOVE and ADORE !!! Wrens must be the cutest birds there are, I often think, with their mad little tails straight up in the air and all .. I got a whole packet of dried mealworms for them; but it arrived too late, and they’ve moved on from here. I am very unhappy about that: how I should have loved to see them find the mealworms on the tiles of my side yard ..
Ah, dragonflies aren’t quite so easy. The thing is stand still and let them flit around you, keeping a watch on where they settle, then focus the camera from the distance and slowly creep closer. Well, it works for me, but it’s not 100%
That’s what I try to do. Reminds me, I think I managed to get some shots when we were camped on Gunbower Creek. The damned things seemed to watch me and fly away if I came near them with the camera – so much so that I nearly convinced myself they were sophisticated spy drones. LOL.
I find butterflies do that. Pose, and wait till you creep up, and fly away. Answer with butterflies is not to cast a shadow, for their wings are soaking up the sun, little dinosaurs that they are. Not sure the same applies to the damsels & dragons. I tend to just wait.
Christine R 
Not “Like” – LOVE and ADORE !!! Wrens must be the cutest birds there are, I often think, with their mad little tails straight up in the air and all .. I got a whole packet of dried mealworms for them; but it arrived too late, and they’ve moved on from here. I am very unhappy about that: how I should have loved to see them find the mealworms on the tiles of my side yard ..
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They’re the cutest things, and I’m sorry yours have moved on. They’ll probably come back, though. Mine do.
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No: mine come back every year at the beginning of May, and stay for about three weeks. Then they’re gone. [sob !]
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He’s a cute fella. You do take amazing photos of birds. How’d you get them to stay still long enough to focus. All I get is bare branches
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I have my fair share of bare branches, crispina! I’m just lucky sometimes. 🙂
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I’m better at capturing the damsel and dragonflies. Illogical, they’re so small, and almost always moving
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Gosh, I can NEVER get dragonflies, though I try.
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Ah, dragonflies aren’t quite so easy. The thing is stand still and let them flit around you, keeping a watch on where they settle, then focus the camera from the distance and slowly creep closer. Well, it works for me, but it’s not 100%
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That’s what I try to do. Reminds me, I think I managed to get some shots when we were camped on Gunbower Creek. The damned things seemed to watch me and fly away if I came near them with the camera – so much so that I nearly convinced myself they were sophisticated spy drones. LOL.
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I find butterflies do that. Pose, and wait till you creep up, and fly away. Answer with butterflies is not to cast a shadow, for their wings are soaking up the sun, little dinosaurs that they are. Not sure the same applies to the damsels & dragons. I tend to just wait.
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Thanks for the tip!
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Seconf tip. Butterflies, damsels and dragons will settle for longer towards the end of summer… with they’re laying their eggs
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So beautiful. Look like a decoration you would put on a Christmas Tree
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They ARE sweet and adorable, Sue.
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