15th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Damselflies mate at dusk on the surface of a lake.
Two mating pairs of orange bluet damselflies land on the surface of a lake, creating ripples in the reflected evening sky. The pairs are depositing their eggs. In this photo they are calm, but later the males fought while still mating.
Photo Detail
| Date Taken: | 06.2017 |
| Date Uploaded: | 11.2017 |
| Photo Location: | Ancramdale, New York, United States of America |
| Camera: | NIKON D3400 |
| Copyright: | © Ollie Levy |