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Tall Grass Damsel #2 - _TNY_9475

After cooling down in the water at my mom's summer house, I took the camera out in the tall grass while waiting for the others to finish, hoping to find a damsel or two.

 

And two I found. I had the MP-E65mm on the lens which can't do *less* magnification than 1:1 so I have to get within 101 mm (4") of the subject - so I did.

 

This is the second of the two, a male blue-tailed damselfly (Ischnura elegans), also known as the common bluetail.

 

I kind of like the look of this species over some of the other bluets. The mostly black tail and one blue segment at the end looks cool.

 

Have a look at #1 here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/52223766947/

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Uploaded on July 18, 2022
Taken on July 14, 2022