Damselflies: Deep Blue

To start off a small series on damselflies in The Netherlands: the banded demoiselle (Calopteryx splendens), weidebeekjuffer in Dutch.

These pretty blue creatures are usually found near streams and rivers, where they like to sit on vegetation in the water just out of reach of the camera; they are also quite skittish. Some patience is required to get photos of these:

^{Olympus Stylus 1s, 135mm, ISO200, f5.6, 1/100s}

^{Olympus Stylus 1s, 300mm, ISO200, f8, 1/200s}

^{Olympus Stylus 1s, 135mm, ISO200, f5.6, 1/80s}

The females are a metallic green:

^{Olympus Stylus 1s, 300mm, ISO200, f5.6, 1/200s}

^{Olympus Stylus 1s, 300mm, ISO200, f5.6, 1/250s}

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