Most of the time when I spot Eastern Amberwing dragonflies (Perithemis tenera) they are busily flying about over the water, but this handsome little guy decided to rest a bit in the vegetation at the water’s edge on Thursday at Jackson Miles Abbott Wetland Refuge.
Most of the summer dragonflies have now arrived on the scene, so I may not be featuring any new species for a while. However, I am content to photograph my familiar “friends,” always hoping to capture them in different perches, activities, or lighting conditions. Each moment gives me a new chance to capture something beautiful and/or unusual. Beauty is everywhere.
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Gorgeous image! The whole dragonfly looks like its made of amber, not just the wings, and I love the way you’ve caught the way the wing is casting its reflection on the leaf.
When one admires a photograph of something like this small bit of flying gold, we realize there can be no such thing as too many photos.
You are so right, Mike.
Beauty IS everywhere.
Thanks, Wally. I think we are in the same wavelength when it comes to photographing nature (and enjoy many of the same subjects).