Just looked outside; my backyard is FULL of dragonflies!

[Flaxbee]

It is a beautiful, sunny day here - there are birds, dozens of dragonflies, and the lake sparkling in the background. With the leaves just starting to change... very picturesque.

But I've never, ever seen this many dragonflies at once. :shrug:

What does it mean? :hi:

[Tuesday Afternoon]

1. pictures. please.

:hi:

[Flaxbee]

2. will try - my husband (whose birthday it is - I told him they were

here to celebrate with him :D ) just took some photos - hopefully he caught a few. Will try to upload later!

[theNotoriousP.I.G.]

3. That sounds like a nice birthday present for your hubby

Please post some pics if you get any.

[Flaxbee]

5. will do!

they were beautiful, with their wings glittering in the sunlight. Seems they've left now...

[cwydro]

4. Well, they love to eat mosquitos,

so that is a good thing.

I love dragonflies.

[Flaxbee]

6. southerners also call them 'snake doctors'

so apparently there was a medical convention in my backyard.

[cwydro]

8. Excellent!

Never heard that before...but I like it.

[susanr516]

7. Mosquitos?

Dragonflies love to eat them.

[GoCubsGo]

9. Some species are migratory...

Your yard may be a stopover. Or, since you are on a lake, this could be where they overwinter. OTOH, their juvenile stages are aquatic. This could just be the latest generation in your lake, and the population is in the middle of a boom. Either way, it's pretty cool!