Stream Cruiser dragonfly (female)

A Stream Cruiser dragonfly (Didymops transversa) was spotted during a photowalk along Beaver Pond Loop Trail at Accotink Bay Wildlife Refuge, Fairfax County, Virginia USA.

10 APR 2017 | Accotink Bay Wildlife Refuge | Stream Cruiser (female)

This individual is a female, as indicated by her rounded hind wings and terminal appendages. Look closely at the face and head of the dragonfly. Can you see why “ice cream sandwich face” is my nickname for Stream Cruiser?

The female landed long enough for me to shoot four photos before she flew away — not enough time for me to point her out to Michael Powell, a fellow amateur wildlife photographer and blogger who joined me in search of his first Stream Cruiser. Fortunately, Mike and I were able to photograph a male Stream Cruiser later the same afternoon. Look for photos of the male in my next blog post.

Addendum

I cropped the photo into a square format in order to remove a distracting element. Can you tell what I dislike about the original version? I prefer the square format. Which version do you prefer?

10 APR 2017 | Accotink Bay Wildlife Refuge | Stream Cruiser (female)

Copyright © 2017 Walter Sanford. All rights reserved.

Tags: Accotink Bay Wildlife Refuge, Didymops transversa, Family Macromiidae (Cruisers), female, Odonart, Stream Cruiser dragonfly, terminal appendages