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Blue Tailed Damsel

by Philip Kirkham

Category: Macro/Close-upAdded June 26, 20062,975 views

Arthropods

Keywords: Blue tailed damsel, eats midge, scottish insect

I have just had one of those infrequent (for me anyway) trips, when you leave with an image in your mind and return with it in your camera.

This Blue Tailed Damsel (I think) was just devouring a tiny midge and was so engrossed in its meal I even had time to set up the tripod.
Image Reference: Blue tailed damselImage Format: Digital Capture - Greater than 9MPImage Crop: Greater than 75% of originalDigital Enhancement: NoneModel Release: NAProperty Release: NACaptive: No