Taiga Bluet (Coenagrion resolutum) male.
Taiga Bluet (Coenagrion resolutum) female.
If you stand with the sun to your back and look down into the vegetation on the opposite side of the trail, it appears as if silver needles are dancing gently in the air. Tiny damselflies are on display.
These Taiga Bluets, as well as other damselflies, are flitting about looking for food and each other. No more that an inch or two in length and as slender as a finishing nail, they glide between landing spots. If careful, you can watch them nibble on their prey.
