Common Blue Damselfly

Thanks Dana!

Thanks! :)

Wow!

Great photo and colors!

Love it!

Thanks to dandoucette for the ID. And JeanC.Fisher, I entirely agree about their mating habits. Of course ours would probably seem odd to them, too. :)

So familiar! Yes, we have many, many of these here in Northern California where I live in Sonoma County! I have tons of shots of them (although none utilizing the obviously great lens you have, of course...) ;o) I even have video of them depositing their eggs! (Very "alien looking" mating habits, if you ask me! lol!)

This is a great shot! I'm thinking its either Enallagma cyanigerum or E. doubledayii.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enallagma

Fantastic macro shot! Very impressive. :D Great colours as well, we have a similar damselfly here in Europe. Very bright and eye-catching.

Thanks! I love damselflies but haven't had nearly as much luck getting closeup pictures since we moved to Colorado a few moths ago (from Arizona). But I'll definitely keep trying. :)

Wow! Good macro shot!