Common Whitetail [Filler]

Not a great photo — cropped but not resized! I usually can’t get close enough with “just” a 60mm lens to even open the shutter.

My “kit” zoom lens died just about two years ago and I haven't posted a [real] dragonfly or damselfly for more than two years.

Note to Esther: I probably should have bought the 100mm; maybe I could get some shots from farther away? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

» ID’ed as Plathemis lydia or “Common Whitetail” at BugGuide
» Species page at BugGuide

Looking back
  1 year ago: “Year of the Tiger [Swallowtail]”
 2 years ago: “Done.”
 3 years ago: “Body close-up [Packing day]”
 4 years ago: No post
 5 years ago: “Easy ID” (A dragonfly!)
 6 years ago: “3-year hiatus”
 7 years ago: “Opening up the patient…”
 8 years ago: “America’s Pastime”
 9 years ago: “Weathervane I”
10 years ago: “Common Whitetail (female)” (Haha!)
11 years ago: “August abstract #4”

[ IMG_3559S92x69Utm :: 60mm ]

[Mags]

Beautiful capture anyhow!

[Jane Pittenger]

I think this is pretty darn great

[Kathy]

This insect has lovely patterns on its body and wings.