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Blue Dasher on red leaf

September 14, 2013 by Mike Powell

I love the mix of colors that resulted when a male Blue Dasher dragonfly (Pachydiplax longipennis) that I was observing chose to perch on a plant with red leaves.

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Posted in Dragonflies, Flowers, Gardening, Insects, Macro Photography, Nature, Photography, Portraits, wildlife | Tagged Alexandria VA, Blue Dasher, Blue Dasher dragonfly, Canon 50D, dragonfly, Huntley Meadows Park, Pachydiplax longipennis, Tamron 180mm macro lens | 3 Comments

3 Responses

on September 14, 2013 at 10:54 am | Reply acuriousgal

Awesome colors and so crisp!!
on September 15, 2013 at 8:21 am | Reply New Hampshire Gardener

Nice shot!
on September 15, 2013 at 8:18 pm | Reply Sue

Fantastic color!

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