Juvenile Blue Dasher Dragonfly

Blue Dasher Dragonfly

A stake in one of my patio flowerpots served as a perch for a dragonfly on a recent sunny day.

Juvenile Blue Dasher Dragonfly
Blue Dasher Dragonfly

It alternated between the obelisk “hand stand” posture and a lower position.

Juvenile Blue Dasher Dragonfly
Blue Dasher Dragonfly

I was able to maneuver to an angle with a snap-dragon in the back ground.

Juvenile Blue Dasher Dragonfly
Blue Dasher Dragonfly

There was a second dragonfly landing a few feet away but this one chased it off before returning to the same perch.

Juvenile Blue Dasher Dragonfly
Blue Dasher Dragonfly

7 thoughts on “Blue Dasher Dragonfly”

  1. Great shots Ellen, there are so many different kinds of dragon flies. I was down at the pond and I saw 3 different kinds, one was a very striking blue color. I could not get a shot of any of them, they would not sit still. I got back to my porch and a beautiful one I have never seen was sunning him self on a rock near me. So I finally got a photo of a dragon fly, but I still want to try and get a shot of that blue one.

    1. Thanks, Sandra! Yes, hundreds of them and male/female & adult/juvenile differences compound ID 🙃. They have drawn me in as a photography subject and find them in an amazing variety of places. How fun to have them at your pond—good luck with your blue one!

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