Garden Pic Wednesday: Giant Hardy Hibiscus!
I'm very excited today---I captured a fantastic photo of a adult Eastern Pondhawk Dragonfly! He was poised on a stick in the back yard near the back fence. I was looking out the sliding glass door and saw him land he stayed there until I walked back their to take his photo! (That they perch to rest is something they're known for.) I'm pretty sure it was a male, which has a blue back, but he was in the sun with his head facing me, so mostly his black-filigree wings and large blue green eyes were prominent. Also, I discovered I can take a pretty good picture of a bird right through my sliding glass door! I got a really good shot of a Blue Jay today, eating a piece of popcorn on the nearby fence! (He was about 12 to 15 feet away.) I'm still getting used to my camera's capabilities! Today's Garden Pic of the Day is my giant Red Hardy Hibiscus in the front yard! This thing is towers slightly more then 8 feet tall! I have an 8 foot stake in the middle I...