OrbQueen,
The dad,

I know...priceless.But you know how some people are, afraid of the unknown.
CGI, I really didn't get that feel from it, but I'm certainly no expert. I guess I could totally see something like that being CGIed, I just don't think that this was. But I've been wrong about things like this before. Ya know, believe that something is absolutely real, only to find out that someone had come along & exposed it as a hoax.I guess we'll never really know if this is a real fairy, but I feel that it is. I'm glad you do too, I think the more we believe, the more we see.
Hybrid dragonfly fairy eh? I could see that. I read somewhere that each living thing in nature has a specific fairy who represents it & helps look after it. For example, tree fairies, flower fairies, foliage fairies. So why not fairies that represent insects? Without the insects, the pollens would never reach their counterparts. Certain plant/flower/fruit foliage would never be cross pollinated. So I could actually see fairies respecting insects holding them in very high esteem, since the insects also take care of nature. Great analysis OQ. Oh, and you've just reminded me of a picture that I snagged off the Internet to use as a screen saver about a year and a half ago. I posted it here in the forums somewhere, but it would just be easier for me to upload it w/this post, rather than trying to direct you to the thread. When I showed it to Alisa, she saw a dragonfly. When I looked at it I saw a fairy with what looks to be an old-fashioned pilots helmet on, like the one Amelia Earhart wore, I can even see little flying goggles.I do realize that the pictures that come after the fairy pic on that website are pics of dragonflies, but the first one you see on that website looks more like a fairy...to me anyway. Tell me what you see OQ. But now that you mentioned the hybrid possibility, I think Alisa & I may have both been right. Here's the link...
www.ruggenberg.nl/fairies/index.html (the first pic after you click the link is the pic I was referring to)

I know, those legs right? When I found this video, I'm sure the look on my face was similar to someone who had just seen a ghost. I think I probably watched that video 50 times that night feeling so validated. Yes indeedy, very validating!
Hair, hmm, that's a great question

. I wish I could give you a definite answer, but the first fairy I saw was up in the tree too high for me to see hair in the darkness of night. Maybe if I had spotted her in daylight I would have been able to take note of it. The second fairy I saw at the lake, was just at eye level, so I was able to see what looked to be red scraggly hair, but it kind of looked sparse.
Glad you liked the video, I think it's the best one I've seen too.
Yep Michigan, born & raised. I saw both fairies in Michigan, I've never been out of the country, except for Canada. The first fairy was in Wyandotte MI & the second was in Pinckney MI.

Oh, and what did you think about the fairy in the picture of the giraffe? Can you spot it without the highlighting?