Blue Dasher

Blue Dasher perched on the tip of a reed.
Blue Dasher, Mineral Wells State Park bird blind, Mineral Wells, TX, September 5, 2021
Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Tamron 150-600 mm lens; 552 mm; ISO-3200; f/11; 1/800 sec.

Blue Dasher (Pachydiplax longipennis). I saw many of these dragonflies while out with the camera, so I thought I would try to photograph them, and the results were much better than I expected. I really like the dragonfly in “attach position” as it waited for its prey to fly by so it would attach.

Blue Dasher perched on the tip of a reed in attach position.
Blue Dasher, Mineral Wells State Park bird blind, Mineral Wells, TX, September 5, 2021
Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Tamron 150-600 mm lens; 600 mm; ISO-3200; f/11; 1/800 sec.
Blue Dasher perched at the tip of a tree branch.
Red-winged Blackbird, Fort Worth Nature Preserve, Fort Worth, TX, June 25, 2022
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-1250; f/10; 1/1600 sec.
Blue Dasher perched at the tip of a tree branch.
Blue Dasher, Fort Worth Nature Preserve, Fort Worth, TX, July 4, 2022
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-200; f/11; 1/500 sec.