Lost in the fun and excitement of shooting the Golden-backed Snipe Fly was this colorful damselfly. I would have found it eventually but doing all my backing up today I came across it. Another first. Good season so far.
Sedge Sprite- Nehalennia irene shot with the 180 doubled.
Stephen Gingold Nature Photography Blog 
Beautiful image, Steve!
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Thanks, Eliza!
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The ‘edges’ suggest this sprite might be perched on a sedge. Is that how they got their name? It’s amazing how many shades of green can be found in the image.
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You suggest correctly. “Sedges have edges”. There are a couple of other “sprites’ besides this and the river faeries. I don’t know whether they prefer sedges for perches or if this was just a coincidence. The shadows made for a nice varied green background.
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V (upside down) for victory.
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I did feel victorious after making this image.
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Lovely details, amazing!!
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Thank you, Donna!
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Green-dominated color palette. Very nice photo.
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It is my favorite color so I was most pleased for there to be so much of it. Thanks, Alessandra!
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Really great work on such fine detail!
This sort of green could become my favorite color, too.
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Thanks. It did take some work and these old knees weren’t very cooperative.
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Given its color I could see this one blending in fairly well from a distance. I love the metallic look to the body.
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It is a beauty. Most are though. It did blend in and every time I recomposed I lost it for a moment.
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