Coming into the office yesterday, this beauty was on the brick wall outside the door. Fortunately, she wasn’t frightened away by people walking by. I managed to get a shot of her before she flew off. But, then she still didn’t fly off; she stuck around.

So, I was able to catch her. Later at home, like 1:00 a.m. in the morning, I cleaned out an old aquarium. It was already set up, just nothing in it except the remains of a few dead insects. So, cleaned that all out and put it back together. Then, placed the dragonfly in the aquarium to take some photos.

The idea was to get pictures in a semi-natural setting.

Of course, she gravitated toward the corners, where the glass, glass corners and outside of the aquarium could be seen.

So much for a semi-natural setting!

At any rate, I did get a few decent shots. Not a lot of really good shots, though. One of these days, I really need a close-up lens. Of course, before that, I think I need a new camera. But, that’s another story for another day.

What none of the photos accurately convey is her green color, which is much prettier than how the green shows up in any of the images.

I released her this morning. I thought she’d be eager to fly away, but she seemed content to stay on the iris leaves where I placed her. I’m sure she’ll be long gone before I get home this evening. If not, well, I guess I might take some more pictures!

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