While accompanying a coworker on a fly-fishing lunch to the OWLS site east of Bismarck, I obviously had the camera with me. I’m glad I did, because there were tons of damselflies and dragonflies hanging around the water. These are fascinating little creatures…here are a couple of close-ups:

There are so many cool features on a bug like this, I don’t really know where to start! In the interest of time, I’ll just let the picture speak for itself.

One other neat characteristic of this bug is the design of the wings. The shapes of the individual wing facets are pretty cool, and remind me of something NASA would put together.

The lake at the east OWLS site has undergone a makeover, so there isn’t as much plant life along the shore. I expect that to change very quickly. Even without it, the damselflies are raiding the rocks along the shore, and they’re quite willing to be photographed! Go check them out when the storms pass.