I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw this 'guy' today. To my eyes he appeared to have a dark purple body with a light fushia colored tail. The color seems somewhat muted in the photos. (I had to run back to the house for the camera, change the battery, and find the memory card but the dragonfly waited patiently and continued to pose for numerous photos.)
I've seen red - deep blood red - ones before but this was not read, definitely more purple.
Another look
(Could the blue ones have crossed with the red ones?)
How pretty, looks like a Roseate Skimmer, Orthemis ferruginea, they are really that color:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roseate_Skimmer
Great shot!
This message was edited Sep 30, 2007 6:37 PM
oh what a perfect pic. Just beautiful
fly_girl -- Thanks very much for the ID. That's definitely him.
DonnaB -- Thanks for the compliment. The little fella was more than willing to pose although he wouldn't let me get any closer.
