Is that a female blue dasher?

Beautiful!

the wings are what got me, not large but so shimmering they almost over expose

and unfortunately the humming bird photos are a little muddled and not so crisp because I'm shooting through a double pane window, same with the crows, both are very skittish and don't like to see me at all

TY for sharing!

Lovely pics. Thnx.

so many varieties and each never the same

amazing artist, and in my humble opinion, so is this photographer!

there are several purple varieties, and they are all very easily propagated by cuttings.

easily propagated is an understatement, leave a broken one on the ground and soon another plant springs forth!