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Yeah.... it was raining a lot....
Dorsal view
I like to get both dorsal and ventral views if I can. I posted both views of this one.
Wagner Natural Area. Parkland County, Alberta.
Dragonflies are, like most things, predator and prey. They are predators in their nymph stage, eating what they can capture in the water, and primarily insects as adults. Most of their life is spent in various nymph stages, lasting from months to years depending on the species. As the dragonflies that we see flying around, their life is short, up to five weeks for most species although I read that some species may live as adults for a few months and others for only a few days. I found this interesting from Wikipedia: 'There is also conflict between the males and females. Females may sometimes be harassed by males to the extent that it affects their normal activities including foraging and in some dimorphic species females have evolved multiple forms with some forms appearing deceptively like males. In some species females have evolved behavioral responses such as feigning death to escape the attention of males.' Males, can't live with them, can't live without them....
This one I believe is a Blue Dasher. (Pachydiplax longipennis)
A dew-covered juvenile blue dasher dragonfly. The eyes have already changed to the adult blue color, but the abdomen still retains the pattern of a juvenile female. Photographed in Goose Island Park, La Crosse County, Wisconsin.
The Blue dasher (Pachydiplax longipennis) is a dragonfly of the skimmer family. It is the only species in the genus Pachydiplax. It is very common and widely distributed through North America and into the Bahamas.
Although the species name longipennis means "long wings", their wings are not substantially longer than those of related species. Females do, however, have a short abdomen that makes the wings appear longer in comparison. The blue dasher grows up to 1-1.5 inches long.
The males are easy to recognize with their vibrant blue color, yellow-striped thorax, and metallic green eyes. Females are somewhat less colorful than the male, an example of sexual dimorphism. While they have a matching yellow-striped thorax, their abdomen has a distinct brown and yellow striping that sets them apart from the male, along with contrasting red eyes. Both sexes develop a frosted color with age.
Using my neighbor's red brick house as background the blue dasher is showing it's blue colors.
Nikon D850
Nikkor 300mm/4 pf + TC 14e III
The Blue Dasher (Pachydiplax longipennis) is a dragonfly of the skimmer family. It is common and widely distributed in the United States.
Mature males develop a bluish-white pruinescence on the back of the abdomen and, in western individuals, on the thorax. They display this pruinescence to other males as a threat while defending territories at the edge of the water.
Although the species name longipennis means "long wings", the wings are not substantially longer than those of related species. Females do, however, have a short abdomen that makes the wings appear longer in comparison.
Los Angeles. California.
San Juan Reservoir in Natomas, Sacramento. May 2018.
This is the place I saw the rare sinuous snaketail, BTW.
Liverpool's famous Santa Dash saw thousands of runners make their way through the city centre dressed in red and blue Santa suits.
The Liverpool Santa Dash is the biggest and longest established Santa Run in the UK and in just its second year in 2005 it received a Guinness World Record status for the Biggest Santa Gathering. Thousands of runners took part in the charity fundraiser which started at the Pier Head (4th December 2022).
The runners then made their way around a 5k course through Liverpool city centre, ending at the Town Hall where race finishers were greeted by Christmas characters and fake snow.
This photo was taken about 200m from the finishing line, I think he was getting ready to capture it for himself.
The people in the background weren't finished, they had stopped part way to watch the Batala Band before finishing the rest of the course!
Wikipedia: Brachydiplax chalybea is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. It is known by the common names yellow-patched lieutenant, rufous-backed marsh hawk, and blue dasher. It is native to much of eastern Asia, from India to Japan to Indonesia.
Conservation status: Least Concern
The blue dasher (Pachydiplax longipennis) is a dragonfly of the skimmer family. It is very common and widely distributed through North America and into the Bahamas
Blue Dasher, Pachydiplax longipennis, reflecting the morning sun at Seabourne Creek Nature Park, Rosenberg TX. Surprised he escaped the attack that broke his wing.
10 Aug 2021; 11:00 CDT, Velvia SOOC
Don´t you like that great green color? It is like the renaissance of life, always struggling against time and weather...
#CN106 passes through Brockville with another Dash 8 cowl leader sporting its classic zebra stripes. Trailing is IC Blue Devil 2462. Together, they’re working to bring their train to Montreal without any delays.
Canon FD lens adapted via Metabones
Alfred Caldwell Lily Pool - Lincoln Park
Chicago, IL
July 2021
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Almost the exact opposite color of how it will look as an adult. My dragonfly ID book says blue dashers emerge right at the beginning of June in the Upper Midwest so maybe this was this beauty's very first morning. Photographed in the La Crosse River Marsh.
Caught this female blue dasher eating a meal, a fly or small bee possibly. Taken at Saul Lake Bog Nature Preserve near Rockford, MI
An Immature male Blue Dasher posing for me at Mill Pond. They are such interesting creatures to study up close. They seem to be more tolerant of your presence as you become more familiar to them. This young fellow needs a shave.
Blue Dasher dragonfly (Libellula veloce) with its characteristic white face, striped thorax and black tipped abdomen. Photo was taken in Kanata, ON.
A De Havilland Canada DHC-8 Q400 "Dash 8" at New Chitose Airport, Hokkaido, Japan. It is operated by the regional airline ANA Wings, which uses this aircraft for routes within Hokkaido and other Japanese regional destinations.
Device: Samsung Galaxy A21 Simple SCV49.
Edited with GIMP (some grain added).