Last Thursday I was delighted to spot some Slender Bluet (Enallagma traviatum) damselflies at the small pond at Jackson Miles Abbott Wetland Refuge, my first sighting of this species this year. Although this species is quite small—about 1.2 inches (31 mm) in length—I managed to get a shot of a Slender Bluet in flight, as well as several shots of Slender Bluets perched in the vegetation at the edge of the pond.
Many of the summer species of dragonflies and damselflies have now reappeared and I will be focusing a lot of my attention in the upcoming months on highlighting the beauty of these amazing aerial acrobats.
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Mike Powell 
Beautiful. I never tire of seeing pictures of these beautiful creatures.
Thanks for your encouraging words, Tricia. Although many of these species are familiar to me, each encounter offers me an opportunity to capture images that are unique and different. I love the idea of finding beauty in the familiar things of life.
Wonderful colour, perfectly captured!
Amazing shots, Mike! Like Patricia, I never tire of seeing your portraits of these wee beasties.
And you do a great job in capturing them, Mike. Thank you for sharing.