Orville's back!
@1creekgirl (44150)
United States
August 30, 2025 6:31pm CST
I think I previously wrote about my little buddy Orville, a box common dragonfly who showed up last summer. His little squarish black and clear wings remind me of the plane that Orville and his brother Wilbur flew at Kill Devil Hills, NC.
So I named him Orville and then his brother Wilbur showed up. Cousin Oliver came back today as well as an unnamed friend.
They like to hang out on the back patio and sometimes on the front porch. I was getting concerned they might not come back this summer so you can understand my delight at seeing them this morning.
Dale tried to say they were different ones, but I know my little fellas when I see them.
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@1creekgirl (44150)
• United States
31 Aug
@porwest What's a little misleading among friends?
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@porwest (109522)
• United States
31 Aug
@1creekgirl I mean, what kind of man would I be if I lied to you? lol
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@Deepizzaguy (115178)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
31 Aug
Nice looking dragonfly on this post.
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@1creekgirl (44150)
• United States
31 Aug
Thanks, George. I'm quite fond of the little group.
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@Deepizzaguy (115178)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
31 Aug
@1creekgirl You are welcome.
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@LadyDuck (485198)
• Italy
31 Aug
@1creekgirl Very sad, I often watched the dragonflies flying in circles over our pond. I hoped that at least through the summer I watched the parents and their children.
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@Traceyjayne (5862)
• United Kingdom
31 Aug
Wow, it’s a great photo ….yes you do get to know creatures that come into your garden regularly. We had a squirrel that came to my Moms garden ….Charlie ….we recognised her from afar ….
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@Traceyjayne (5862)
• United Kingdom
31 Aug
@1creekgirl no. This was several years ago, so sadly she is long gone . For a short while she would bring her baby with her too. Charlie was the only one never to run away when Mom took food out and she would sit on the fence for ages watching Mom in the kitchen. Later, she would come right down to the kitchen door.
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@YuleimaVzla (1860)
• Maracaibo, Venezuela
31 Aug
How interesting Miss Orville, you are not the only one who has a friend like no other. My 6 year old son calls all the caterpillars Valentina.
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@YuleimaVzla (1860)
• Maracaibo, Venezuela
31 Aug
@1creekgirl I hope that Orville les visite más menudo
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@LindaOHio (203591)
• United States
31 Aug
That's very cool. I hope you and Dale have a great holiday.
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@GardenGerty (166094)
• United States
31 Aug
How can you tell them apart? I judge by them recurring in the same place all the time. I should maybe watch them more. I have a friend like Orville who seems to greet me at my west door each time I come home.
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@GardenGerty (166094)
• United States
31 Aug
@1creekgirl Or there are a lot of mosquitoes in the mint plants and he is feasting.
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@1creekgirl (44150)
• United States
31 Aug
I bet he's waiting especially for you.
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@1creekgirl (44150)
• United States
31 Aug
I suppose it's slightly possible these are new ones, but I believe they're my little fellas.
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@1creekgirl (44150)
• United States
31 Aug
Our cat Gracie's his buddy. He grumbles, but spoils that cat rotten.
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@snowy22315 (197541)
• United States
31 Aug
When I think of Orville, I think of the osprey Dianne N used to talk about.
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@RasmaSandra (89914)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
31 Aug
So glad he came to visit you,
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