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Pacific Forktail Couldn&#039;t resist a damselfly against this cattail near a pond in the desert outside of Tucson. Great green eyes with powder blue body.<br />
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About photo: Unfortunately I only took my 100-400mm lens with for this shoot. I was shooting birds. I will go back with a macro and see if I can get some better images. Geotagged,Ischnura cervula,Pacific Forktail,Spring,United States Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

Pacific Forktail

Couldn't resist a damselfly against this cattail near a pond in the desert outside of Tucson. Great green eyes with powder blue body.

About photo: Unfortunately I only took my 100-400mm lens with for this shoot. I was shooting birds. I will go back with a macro and see if I can get some better images.

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  1. Love this composition, the cattail looks giant compared to the species.
    Funny how often you apologize for images that are just great ;)
    Posted 8 years ago

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The Pacific Forktail (Ischnura cervula) is a damselfly of the western United States and Canada.

Similar species: Dragonflies And Damselflies
Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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By Stephen Philips

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Uploaded Jun 4, 2017. Captured Jun 4, 2017 06:09 in E Britton Way, Tucson, AZ 85739, USA.
  • Canon EOS 5DS R
  • f/5.6
  • 1/197s
  • ISO200
  • 400mm