Not a Blue-eyed Darner dragonfly resting on honeysuckle

Not a Blue-eyed Darner dragonfly resting on honeysuckle – Nikon D500, f7.1, 1/1250, ISO 400, -0.7 EV, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light

Update: I messed up the identification of this darner dragonfly, look here for a new post about it.

I love photographing dragonflies so when this Blue-eyed Darner dragonfly landed in front of me near a creek in the Wasatch Mountains I was delighted. The Blue-eyed Darner was close and it rested on the Black Twinberry Honeysuckle plant long enough that I was able to take a nice, long series of images of it.

I’ve often had difficulties photographing this species because they don’t stick around long and quite often when I spot them they are too far away. Seeing one this close was a real treat for me.

Blue-eyed Darner dragonflies are native to western North America from parts of central Canada down south to Panama in Central America.

I hoped that the dragonfly would stay close and move to another spot when it lifted off but it flew out of my view. Still, a few moments with a dragonfly is better than a day spent inside away from nature.

Life is good.

Mia

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