Mercer Arboretum damsels

[Kenj8246]

Rode down to beautiful Mercer Arborteum & Gardens this morning, ostensibly to shoot the daylilies. They were riouously beautiful, but there seemed to be a large gathering of folks with expensive camera gear traipsing all over everywhere, especially the daylily garden. Soooo, I stuck with critters in outa the way locales. Maybe next time. Found some nice damsels, instead.

#1

#2 Mugshot of damsel above

#3

#4

#5 Never seen one this color before, lovely

Hope you enjoyed them, thanks for looking.

Kenny

[tomhooper]

Well h***!!! Another good set. Why am I not surprised.

[jfoureyes]

Shoot Kenny you had a wonderful trip! I'd rather get damsels anytime! #5 looks like a Violet dancer and lost a front leg too...also one I never seen either...in fact there's lots of these little guys I haven't seen before. You did an excellent job on all of these! I love getting those mug shots, but I guess my avatar states that huh?

[lextalionis]

These are great Kenny...that purple one is a dandy for sure!

-Roy

[tml]

Damn good shots, Kenny! Tri.

[ttusa]

WOW, where do you find these damselflies Kenny? Which part of Mercer?

[DigitalScape]

Not surprised - another stunning series, Kenny. The purple damselfly in the last image is eye popping.

[Tungsten]

Nice ones Kenny! I've been thinking of going to Mercer this holiday weekend. It's fairly wet this morning - maybe the crowds will be less.

[Kenj8246]

Thanks folks. Appreciate the comments.

@Therese--way in the back there are beds with stone walls that I use to prop me and the camera on. I always start there because it's in deep shade longer than most other areas and it's more secluded than other areas.