![Dragonfly takes a break in the backyard Dragonfly takes a break in the backyard](https://photos.smugmug.com/Tonys-Takes/n-hsSJf/2023/09-04-2023-Backyard-Hummingbird-Dragonflies/i-9cs5nKf/0/ae3d68c5/X4/20230904%2013-13-35%200017-Edit-X4.jpg)
These little guys have really taken to liking our backyard and we don’t mind given that they do a nice job controlling nuisance insects. This past weekend I tried to catch some pics of them in flight but that saw limited (i.e. poor) success. One did stop for a while and give me some nice poses as it held on to a yucca plant stalk. The details that you find when looking at these guys closeup is just amazing to me.
![A dragonfly hangs out on top of a stalk from a yucca plant. (© Tony's Takes)](https://photos.smugmug.com/Tonys-Takes/n-hsSJf/2023/09-04-2023-Backyard-Hummingbird-Dragonflies/i-DL6GGzv/0/0b4f02ce/X4/20230904%2013-14-52%200022-Edit-X4.jpg)
![A dragonfly hangs out on top of a stalk from a yucca plant. (© Tony's Takes)](https://photos.smugmug.com/Tonys-Takes/n-hsSJf/2023/09-04-2023-Backyard-Hummingbird-Dragonflies/i-nfjWtG3/0/1f3d060d/X4/20230904%2013-16-57%200030-Edit-X4.jpg)