This moth was quite taken with our petunias this morning. There were many dragonflies zipping around above the irrigation water. They chased each other, hovered for an instance and zipped back and forth over the water. I tried to get photos of the different dragonflies as they hovered, but they don’t hover for long, so the blue dot dragonfly was the clearest shot I got. These dragonflies never seem to land, and are different from the ones that do land. There were green dot dragonflies, and probably other colors, as well, but I didn’t get very clear shots of them.
Back on the bike — Day 4: I managed to get in 12 miles between storms at 6:30 this afternoon. The Jack Rabbit showed up and brought a friend. They both beat me in the sprint tonight. I need to work harder.
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That moth photo is SPECTACULAR!!!!
Thanks, Susan. It was so involved with the flowers it didn’t notice me or the camera.
Tim, the shot of the hummingbird moth and the petunia is incredible, nice one! Come to think of it, I haven’t seen any dragonflies yet this season. Super photo of the dragonfly and his blue polka-dots. I didn’t know that petunia’s can thrive underwater, wondering about that?
Hi Mia. The hummingbird moth is going after a petunia in our garden. The flowers in the water are morning glories in the irrigation water. Petunia’s don’t thrive underwater and neither do morning glories, but they survive short inundations when I irrigate.
Hi Tim, I’m amazed how similar the flowers of petunias and morning glories look. Your garden is stunning, and I’m only guessing it’s the irrigation that allows everything to do so well.
Hi Mia. Irrigation has made life possible in the Rio Grande Valley for hundreds of years. The acequia system the Spanish developed in north-central New Mexico in the 17th century (the Pueblos also had some irrigation system in place at the time) are not only the oldest public works in the USA, but the oldest continuously used public works in the country. The Spanish brought their laws regarding irrigation with them. Those laws were part of the territorial laws in New Mexico and then they were written into New Mexico’s constitution. While the acequias have been upgraded with concrete and steel gates in modern times, the acequia systems and the way they are governed have changed little over the past 400 years.
Thank you, Tim, for a terrific reply and explanation. Fascinating history.