Dragonfly: Male Common Whitetail

So gorgeous to be named "common"! I've never seen one of these before. Found it flitting around the meadow this afternoon. In love.

Dragonfly on Yucca

Damselfly

Let's pretend that the blurred effect is on purpose and artistic

Red Dragonfly

I think I am slowly, finally learning the art of photographing dragonflies. When you step near them they get up from where they are squatted and fly around and around, but if you then remain still like a tree for a while, they come back to sit on exactly the same thing they were on before. Natch.

Dragonfly, More of

Dragonfly!

A very friendly, not shy dragonfly who let me get very, very close!

Spider Eats Dragonfly

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