Looking at my recent postings, you might come to the conclusion that I neglect damselflies, the smaller, less colorful members of the Odonata family, in favor of dragonflies. Actually, I really like damselflies, but they are so small that it is difficult to see them most of the time and quite a challenge to get a clear shot of one.
As I was searching for dragonflies, I came upon this beautiful black and blue damselfly perched on a small branch near the edge of a muddy creek and was able to get an unobstructed shot. You might think that identification would be easy, but there is a whole group of damselflies, the bluets, whose members have various combinations of black and blue.
So far, I haven’t been able to identify this damselfly, but I find its combination of black and turquoise to be elegant and really attractive.
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It’s a beautiful thing and you got a great shot of it. I like the small, hard to shoot subjects but mine don’t usually fly away.
It’s tough getting good shots of small objects, whether they are stationary or not.
Thats a stunning shot Mike.
Very nice capture. A pretty specimen too. I hope you visit my neck of the woods sometime.
It looks like a piece of jewelry!
I think it would make a great model for a piece of jewelry. That shade of turquoise always reminds me of the Southwest and all of the turquoise and silver jewelry there.
The contrast with the background is striking.
Thanks, Lyle. I almost fell into the creek in my zeal to get a decent perspective with an uncluttered background. (Later in the day I did slide down the bank into the shallow waters).