18th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
ebony jewelwing damselfly

In the tall sword grass on the banks of a cold stony stream rests an ebony jewelwing damselfly. I found this male specimen in the shaded stream running through Oglala grasslands in Nebraska.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 07.2020
Date Uploaded: 11.2020
Photo Location: Oglala national grasslands, Nebraska, United States of America
Camera: NIKON D500
Copyright: © eric keller