Anne Elliott's photos with the keyword: Blue Darner

When I opened my front door and took a step outside early this morning to go on a walk in the Bragg Creek Natural Area, I thought I dropped something. When I looked down to my mat, there was this beautiful Blue Darner lying there. I pushed my boot towards it gently, but it didn't move. I wondered if it was dead, but I decided to just wait and see if it was still there when I returned a few hours later. No sign of it. I think it must have been on the outside of my door earlier and I disturbed it. These guys almost never stop still, so it was a treat for me : ). Of course I had to take a few quick photos of it before I hurried on my way, despite the messy background!

Oh, what a messy photo, LOL! It's so unusual, though, for one of these large Blue Darners to actually land, that I wanted to keep this image, mess and all. Seen in the Weaselhead this afternoon.