Damselflies mating

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Damselflies mating

June 30, 2013 by Mike Powell

Damselflies have such narrow bodies that it’s often hard for me to get my camera to focus on them, but I love to chase after them, hoping to capture some of their beautiful colors. I was happy that I managed to get this shot of mating damselflies with enough detail to see some of the differences in coloration between the male and the female. I don’t dare try to explain the physiology of the mating process—I don’t really understand it and will leave that to the experts.

Click on the photo to see a higher resolution view of it.

Posted in Dragonflies, Insects, Macro Photography, Nature, Photography, wildlife | Tagged Alexandria VA, Canon 100mm macro lens, Canon Rebel XT, damselflies, green spring gardens, mating damselflies | 4 Comments

4 Responses

on June 30, 2013 at 8:31 am | Reply New Hampshire Gardener

it certainly looks like a complicated process, but I love the colors. Nice catch.
on June 30, 2013 at 6:46 pm | Reply lylekrahn

I agree with the last commenter. The colours and the process are remarkable.
- on June 30, 2013 at 8:16 pm | Reply Mike Powell
  
  Thanks. I love the way too that the vegetation cooperated too. The green X helps to give some form to the image.
on September 7, 2013 at 9:22 pm | Reply Peeking Damsel | Photomiser

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