A Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) spotted during a photowalk along the Mount Vernon Trail, George Washington Memorial Parkway, Fairfax County, Virginia USA. The following movie shows the eagle in flight for approximately 10 seconds, including a few seconds in slow motion.

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Editor's Note: "The eagle flies on Friday" -- meaning payday is Friday -- is a line from "Stormy Monday," a blues-rock song on the live double album, At Fillmore East by The Allman Brothers Band.

Tech Tips: The preceding video was shot on Tuesday, 07 February 2012 using my Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ150 camera. The "raw" AVCHD video was post-processed using Apple "iMovie," a consumer-grade tool for organizing, editing, and sharing video.

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The following "raw" video clip (unedited) shows a female Emerald dragonfly, possibly a Mocha Emerald (Somatochlora linearis), laying eggs by the process of oviposition. The process typically lasts a few seconds to a few minutes.

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This individual was spotted during a photowalk through the "Wildlife Sanctuary," one of seven small parks in the community of Hollin Hills, Fairfax County, Virginia USA.

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The following "raw" video clip (unedited) shows a female Needham's Skimmer dragonfly (Libellula needhami) laying eggs by the process of oviposition. The female skims the water repeatedly, picking up drops of water that are used to flick fertilized eggs toward the shore. The process typically lasts a few seconds to a few minutes.

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I spotted several Needham's Slimmer dragonflies (both males and females) during a photowalk through "Paul Spring Park," one of seven small parks owned and maintained by the Community Association of Hollin Hills, Fairfax County, Virginia USA. See "Needham's Skimmer dragonflies (males)," one of my Posterous posts. Male Needham's Skimmer dragonflies exhibit primarily red coloration; females exhibit primarily yellow coloration.

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