Insect and Spider Identification: CLOSED: "Blue Darner" species, 1 by LEO88

LEO88 wrote:
great info... thanks... I had assumed this was a male, because it was determined to defend his perch on top of this old, rusty tomato cage... several times, it flew directly at me; returning back to the top of the wire rim... I thought [he/she] might have seen a reflection in my camera lens, which was less than a foot away...normally, the adults won't let you get very close; but I got some good closeups this time.

here's one last shot I took... she flew up, snatched some little fly, returned to her spot, & quickly devoured the catch in front of my camera.

thanks again for your comments... Robert