A most exasperating species

[Kenj8246]

Ajax junius, or common green darner. They are plentiful this time of the year but they WILL NOT perch. Instead they light in generally inaccessible places.

#1 Juvenile male

#2 Same subject

#3 Different one I managed to get within 3 feet of

[DigitalScape]

Nice wing details in the first image. All images are sharp, just need to get the critters to land on better perches. and I

[MichaelW]

Nice shots. There are difficult to get in the right position. I was trying to get a shot of one in flight this morning and never got a shot I really liked.

[dicklaxt]

Great shots Ken,It's amazing how well the body color patterns equal each other,left to right,pic#3,,,,,,good capture.

dick

[ifly223]

Luv the colors. : )

[Kenj8246]

Thanks for the comments.

[jfoureyes]

Love the last one! I see these guys zoomin' around early in the morning at BBSP prairie but they never land

[ttusa]

Yep!

[Doctorh]

Just awesome

[corralup]

I like them all...Can these guys sting?

[Kenj8246]

Thanks, yall. No, Sandy, they do not sting, fortunately, or I would've been dead long ago. We used to catch them as kids.

[TheFantasticG]

Nice images, Ken.

If they are big enough, they can bite...