I was sitting in a lawn chair beside a lake, waiting for large birds to appear to photograph them. While sitting there, this dragonfly landed on a twig about ten feet from where I was sitting. Using my Nikon D7100 with a Tamron 18-400mm lens, I captured this image of the dragonfly just before...
This bubble blowing is an activity practiced by many flies. The bubble (actually a droplet) is always sucked in again. There are all kinds of theories circulating among fly experts; for example, it is suggested that it is a way to warm up. It seems that flies always do this with their head...