Images from the Water

I thought it was time for another images from the water post. These are from the last month or so. I’ll begin with this mayfly. I liked the reflection of the wings on the water.

Mayfly Wing Reflection | www.johnkreft.com

Notice how orange the eyes are?

A healthy Metolius River redside.

Metolius Rainbow Closeup | www.johnkreft.com

A damselfly floating in an eddy.

Dragonfly on Metolius | www.johnkreft.com

A katydid on Metolius River vegetation. I found the name from a Google lens search. Hopefully you read my How to Use Google Lens to Identify Flies post.

Katydid on Metolius River | www.johnkreft.com

Another colorful Metolius fish.

Fiesty Metolius Rainbow | www.johnkreft.com

A PMD floating on the water.

Fall Metolius PMD | www.johnkreft.com

I’d guess this mayfly is a Cinygmula.

Fall Metolius Cinygmula | www.johnkreft.com

Enjoy…go fish!

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