Yellow striped flutterer dragonfly

Finally a day without rain -  so far anyway.  Another 45mm of rain yesterday. Brisbane has had the wettest December in 150 years with over 400mm of rain - our average annual rainfall is about 1200mm, so it has been very wet.  I have noticed a few small trees have turned up their "toes" having been inundated for so long,  maybe they will recover, if not they will be replaced with something more suitable.

Whilst having breakfast we noticed this  Yellow striped flutterer dragonfly
(Rhyothemis phyllis) sitting on a spirea plant :

link for the dragonfly :http://www.brisbaneinsects.com/brisbane_dragons/Gallery2.htm.

There seems to be a large variety of dragonflies around Brisbane

Also on the lawn were a couple of Pacific Black ducks (Anas superciliosa)

We see this species around frequently although maybe not as much as the Wood duck  (Chenonetta jubata)