Sunday, 22nd August 2010
Laying Eggs
by Alessandro Zocchi
A couple of Damselflies laying eggs at the bottom of a waterlily flower stalk. The male holds the female by the neck to be sure she does not mate with another male.
Equipment: Nikon D300, Micro Nikkor 70-180 mm
Alessandro Zocchi
Research Scientist. Photographer, specialized in nature macro photography.
Website: www.naturemacrophotography.com
Laying Eggs by Alessandro Zocchi was photo of the day on Sunday, 22nd August 2010. It is tagged Macro. You can leave a comment below.
16 Comments
Rosie
A wonderful shot, congratulations.
Harriet Be
Amazing shot!
Wanda Krack
Lovely catch!
John Ruest
Fine Detail.
renee
Very interesting, thanks for sharing.
Marie Dunphy Harding
Your details make us look that much closer; brilliant shot!
Lei
Perfect timing. By the way, the dragon fly is shedding it’s skin, not laying eggs.
Laura Milholland
Terrific image, and thanks for providing the helpful info too.
Mark Ligget
That is awesome!
Dorothy Glenn
Can only say “wow” on this shot.
mariella
questa foto è un capolavoro!!!
PlanetLover
Fantastic Nature catch! I love those Dalmselflies (I’m trying hard not to anthropomorphize them
Pauline Jones
Nice one; I love the detail.
Deborah Flowers
Great capture!
Katherine Lee Strassburg
Fantastic shot of an even many would not even have noticed. Thanks for sharing this–thanks for paying attention to our wonderful world!
mike
Very interesting. I have never seen those.