With all of the rain we got this week, there were swarms of gnats everywhere at Starview Homestead (Path Valley, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA). As I sat on the deck, I noticed at least six dragonflies taking advantage of this and feasting on the gnats as they performed a beautiful aerial ballet. They kept this up for at least half an hour.
Video taken with Canon T2i camera (kit lens) on September 10, 2011.
@ella5024 Thank you, and it sure has! They love it around our homestead; just last week, we were cutting some brush, and about four or five dragonflies started flying around us, looking to see what we were doing. They're very curious of people and will often try to get close to check things out (as you can see from the one that flew at me at :23 in the video). Though I've never had a dragonfly land on me, it has happened several times with damselflies.
dacsplanet 4 months ago
Good one! All this rain sure has made them come out, huh?
ella5024 5 months ago