Much to my surprise a darner flew down the trail towards me, banked and somewhat crash-landed next to me. Immediately I recognized this as a Springtime Darner (Basiaeschna janata) and I was able to grab it by hand. (This male may have been focused on prey it had captured.)
The top of the head:
The face:
Another lateral view:
This is a species I've been trying to find in Wayne County for years and I've only had a couple of unsatisfactory looks from a distance. Here, I had an hour in Washtenaw County and find one without even searching. Sometimes one is lucky and sometimes not.
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