Bllue Dasher (female)

[Joseph Przybyla]

I captured this image in my backyard this afternoon. I identified it as a Blue Dasher (female) but not sure. If I have misidentified it please help me. Comments and critique welcomed and appreciated. Thank you for viewing.

Nikon D500
Nikon 80-400mm + Nikon 1.4 III F/4.5-5.6 VRII AF-S ED image capture at 550m
1/125 F/8 Matrix Metering EV 0 ISO 110 AWB HH
Post processed in Lightroom Classic CC and Photoshop CC 2018
Cropped for composition and presentation

[Jonathan Ashton]

That's a beauty Jo love the rendition and I think the composition is first class. What do you say over there "way to go"!

[Krishna Prasad kotti]

Beautiful Image. The more I look at it, the more I like it.

Thanks for sharing.

[Steve Maxson]

This is a striking image, Joseph! Love the soft light and head-on view. Very nice sharpness within your DOF. This does appear to be a Blue Dasher - it could be either a female or an immature male that hasn't gotten its blue coloration yet.