A male Pale Snaketail dragonfly, Ophiogomphus severus on Cox Creek Albany, Oregon, USA. Males perch briefly at prominent perches where they can watch for rival males and females to mate with. Occasionally I am able to make a slow approach to capture one with a Nikon D700 and a 200mm Micro-Nikkor.
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