The blue dasher is one of the more spectacular dragonflies common in northern New England (and, in fact, most of the eastern US). I’ve seen them in a variety of environments with nearby slow water and cattails in common. Here’s a mature male at the pond’s edge:
Blue dashers are monotypic- the only species in their genus. There seems to be quite a bit of variety in their coloration, but I’ve yet to find one that is boring. A young female at a community garden in Burlington:
Blue Dasher (female)
Burlington Co-Housing
July, 2013
Tamron AF18–250mm f/3.5–6.3 AF Di II at 129mm, f/20, 1/200s, ISO640, handheld
And, most outrageously patterned and colored, and older female beside a tiny stormwater detention pond:
Blue Dasher (female)
Burlington Co-Housing
July, 2013
Canon 400mm f/5.6L at f/7.1, 1/640s, ISO250, handheld
Shelburne Pond
Burlington Co-Housing
Tags: blue dasher, burlington, chittenden county, dragonfly, other flying objects
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