Great Spreadwing, Male

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Again, not a great shot, but read the caption of the next one (same damselfly) and you'll know why he's here. :)I don't know exactly what he was doing; I'd found him in a territorial dispute with another male of the same species, and this guy apparently lost the battle because he took off up the creek. Females of this species are easier to photograph because they'll often go out in open meadows, but males tend to hang around shady creeks. The sun is too bright and the angle wrong to really see his bright blue eyes, but they're lovely--almost like lapis lazuli! I'll check this spot next summer and see whether I can't get a better shot, but for now, this will have to do.