Dragonfly Down!

I wish the sidewalk hadn't been so textured so you could really see the beauty of the dragonfly's wings. I was waling across campus yesterday when I looked down at what I thought was a dead dragonfly. He was pitched at an angle with his front flat on the concrete and his posterior up in the area. When I gave him a little nudge, he started to flap around. After taking a few pictures, I gently lifted him and placed him on the shady grass. He probably didn't survive, but I didn't want to be the one who caused his demise.

[Kerri]

Oh poor dragonfly

[Joyce Wells]

So sad! Maybe the cool shade revived him!

[Ann H. LeFevre]

You can now add Dragonfly Rescuer to your list of credentials! I think I might have done that too. Poor fellow!

[karenann]

Awww ...maybe he just got overheated. And putting him in the cooler area revived him! That's my story and I'm sticking to it. :) Beautiful capture.

[Allison Williams]

@karenann Works for me!

[Mrs. Smith]

Beautiful....but sad.

[Elizabeth Youngs]

Interesting capture! Hope he survived :)

[Denise Vetromile]

love dragonflies ...

[Carole Imes]

Aww, I hope he made it. I would have done the same thing. I love dragonflies.

[bruni]

Oh that was so sweet of you.. I do hope he made it..it's a great catch even in his poor condition.

[Disha Parekh]

Sad but great shot.

[Diana Moss]

Dragonfly's are fascination, do hope this one survived

[Ellen E]

excellent detail in this shot

[MaryBeth Dailey]

Oh, poor thing. They have VERY short lives. I keep hearing they live only a few hours, but that must not be true...I watch them on our dock fly around all day...