Beautiful damselfly: the Red-tipped Shadefly (Agriocnemis rubescens)
Agriocnemis rubescens rubeola (Red-tipped Shadefly) –
“Come quickly, darling…there’s a damselfly on the orchid stalk”, beckoned John, my dearest hubby on a gloomy afternoon recently. Heart beating with excitement, I ran out with my camera! But the tiny insect was perched too high to capture an image. Without hesitation, John gently brought down the [...]
March 2008 in our garden!
The garden month of March has been quite eventful. With a sunny and hot season, and some rainy days especially during the Holy Week leading to Easter Sunday, these sun-loving flowering plants simply love it and dance happily in our tropical garden.
The fabulous bushes of the Mussaenda cultivars, Mussaenda philippica aurorae and Mussaenda erythrophylla ‘Ashanti [...]
Tropical Wildlife Photo Gallery
Showcasing pictures of all the wildlife and living organisms of the animal kingdom, especially insects, that abounds in our tropical garden in Malaysia, one time or another, that we have the pleasure of capturing. Absolutely fascinating!
These nature images are compiled in this photo gallery to give you an overview of what’s available in our website, [...]
Trithemis aurora, a crimson-pink dragonfly
Trithemis aurora (Crimson or Dawn Dropwing)
Wow! I just couldn’t believe my eyes! What amazing colors this captivating dragonfly displayed! I am so delighted that it stayed almost still for about 20 minutes on the Crossandra undulifolia flowering spike. Haha, long enough for me to get over the initial fumbling with my point and shoot camera [...]
A magical moment with Orthetrum testaceum testaceum
Orthetrum testaceum testaceum (Burmeister, 1839) -
A gorgeous red dragonfly that is quite a frequent visitor to our tropical garden spot! But its recent morning visit a few days ago, on December 12 was exceptionally exciting because it landed on ME and stayed for two whole minutes…unbelievable! And the best part was I was able to [...]
Orthetrum sabina, a slender-bodied chartreuse dragonfly
Orthetrum sabina sabina (Slender/Green Skimmer, Green Marsh Hawk)
What a wonderful coincidence! While googling for the identity of my red dragonfly, I came across the ID for this beautiful chartreuse one that I captured in April this year! My very first capture of a dragonfly in our frontyard garden.
I can clearly recall its apparent collaboration [...]
Orthetrum testaceum, a broad-bodied red dragonfly
Orthetrum testaceum testaceum
What a stunning red beauty, this dragonfly of the Orthetrum species is!
I’ve frequently seen it flying by our garden though more concentrated along the monsoon drain outside our backyard. It flies swiftly to and fro as if staking its claim over the route it plies! How blessed I was to be able [...]
Surprise garden visit from the Red Grasshawk dragonfly
Neurothemis fluctuans (Red Grasshawk dragonfly)
I just love it if an insect visits our garden when least expected, like a visiting relative!
This gorgeous looking Red Grasshawk dragonfly flew in and perched on the leaf tip of Sansevieria trifasciata ‘Golden Hahnii’ whilst I was happily snapping the colorful mounds of Ruellia Brittoniana ‘Katie’ that grow [...]
April Garden Joy (Part 2 – Animal Kingdom)
Continuing from delighting in our garden plant life to exciting adventures with the animal kingdom that share our wonderful world!
April had been an extraordinary month for me as I undertake to capture images of the many visitors to our garden. Of particular interest to me are the birds, butterflies, bees, dragonflies, snails, wasps and others. [...]
