the first UV glowing Northern White-Breasted Hedgehog ob on iNat!
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I use this as my profile picture (Tarucus thespis).
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Blue-tailed Damselfly (Ischnura elegans)
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/302153216
Banded Demoiselle (Calopteryx splendens)
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/300368759
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Blue-gray Gnatcatcher babies:
I found these two babies while at a dog park in Colorado one day simply because they were making soooo much noise I was able to follow the sound and find them.
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This Dancer fits the topic but sadly the species apparently cannot be determined, according to folks who know more about them than I. I provided the link too in case anyone seeing this thinks they can get it to species level. More maybe known now than when I first posted it.
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/136053572
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Damselflies are so hard to ID.
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That seems so frustrating! I have some female dancers with no IDs because they are so tricky to do anything with, meaning I am stuck with a bunch of “Narrow Winged Damselflies” or “Dancers”, if I’m lucky 
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It is frustrating but the more I do this iNat thing the more I find that this is not really unusual.
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Yeah, my large collection of unidentified dancers has shown me that
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Earlier today, I was asking Gemini how to tell Argia from Enallagma. It seems to have a lot to do with their flight behavior, how and where they perch, and whether the nearby water body is flowing or still.
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“to radiate body heat on warm days and absorb solar radiation on cool days”
-Birds Of The World article.
Either that or he wants a hug.
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Or he wants to catch rain in his wings to then throw it at people passing by.
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Or maybe he’s invoking DIVINE water like a waterbender or something.
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That’s very interesting! Does this mean I should be making notes on these factors? Do you know of any relevant observation fields? Usually in my observations it would be clear to an identifier that I am on a pond or lake and they are perching on my kayak, but I never make notes about their behavior. I’m just happy to see them…
An Enallagma:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/297578094
an Argia:
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Yum! Just how many nuts did it have in its mouth?
I’m not sure but 2 are visible.
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What a great pic!
Thank you!
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If not talk about blue flowers, Blues butterflies (Lycaenidae) or damselflies, my most favourite and blue are Azure-winged magpies, Europian roller, Azure Tit, Siberian Blue Robin, Blue-and-white Flycatcher, Blue Rock-Trush.
Yep, I’m birdwatcher, so I have enought blue and azure birds in my collection)
Of course male Moor Frog at spring. This season I’ve shoot Platycerus caraboides which is extra blue.
Green Wood Cup is blue but not favorite.
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