My biggest problem with darners is finding them in the first place -- I just don't seem to have as much luck as with skimmers or clubtails. Of course if I see them at all, sometimes they're ovipositing way out in the water or patrolling without stopping (Springtime Darner, I'm looking at you). On the other hand, I did find one pair of Canada Darners mating high up in a tree that were so distracted I was able to get the male to climb onto my finger.

Dennis Paulson's new guide says that Orange Bluets are more likely to come to water late in the day or if it's cloudy, which explains a lot. Most of my photos of them were either taken around 6:30 PM, or on days when the weather wasn't cooperating.