Some dragonflies are openly curious and will look at me straight in the eye and even perch on me sometimes. Others will immediately fly away when they sense my presence.
This male Great Blue Skimmer dragonfly (Libellula vibrans) that I spotted during a recent visit to Occoquan Bay National Wildlife Refuge seemed to be a bit shy. He tolerated my presence well as I moved about to frame the shot, but gave me a sidewards glance instead of looking right at me. Was it shyness or maybe a little impatience that I was not taking the photo more quickly?
Whatever the case, I was happy to be able to capture his beautiful speckled blue eyes so well.
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Mike Powell 
Love this photo and how you relate with the flying beauties! I thought it was only my imagination that they look at me and seem to like being photographed! I have some pretty awesome pics of dragonflies that I took at the NC Botanical Gardens in Chapel Hill. Time for me to get back over there to see them again. Nice post! Glad I saw it.
Just found your site. Fascinating!
Thanks, Jason. I’ve had my blog going since 2012 and have done over 5,000 posts, mostly focusing on birds and insects, but also including some shots from trips that I have made to Europe and in the US.
I guess I have some reading to do, Mike. I’ll enjoy it.
Super cute! The eye color and the body color are both so bright and fabulous.