To be honest, I’m only a little sure on the ID of this sweet little bug. I really need a better bug book, I guess. But it’s green and has clear wings, so… it seems likely. Most folks would just call this a dragonfly. And that’s not incorrect. But it’s sorta like identifying a Northern Harrier as “a hawk”. Or so my reading suggests.
Camera: Nikon D850 Lens: Nikon 105mm Macro ISO 200 1/250 sec f/8.0
There were a lot of these skimmers flying around Capitol Lake (10 August 2018) and I was glad to find this one resting … I love the eyes on this little guy.
Note that I used a 135mm lens on this and then cropped heavily. I really wasn’t as close as this image makes it look I might have been. I don’t think there would have been any way the skimmer would have stayed put if I got so close.
Camera: Nikon D850 Lens: Zeiss Milvus 135mm ISO 400 1/640 sec f/13