More Damselflies and Dragonflies

Andy M spend few hours patiently getting up close and personal with the Odonata around the edge of the lake on Granta Park last week. There were a surprising number of species identified (subsequently with the help of the photos and books), including Common Blue Damselfly, many pairs of which were mating, Blue-tailed Damselfly, and Red-eyed Damselfly, as well as Emperor Dragonfly (which rarely seem to stop patrolling) and Black-tailed Skimmer.

 Male Common Blue Damselfly

  Common Blue Damselfly pair, mating

 Common Blue Damselfly 'in tandem'

 Male Common Blue Damselfly

   Common Blue Damselfly pair mating

  Common Blue Damselfly pair mating

 Common Blue Damselfly mating pair

 Common Blue Damselflies - two males 'in tandem'

 Male Blue-tailed Damselfly

Mating pair of Blue-tailed Damselflies

Water Lilies

Red-eyed Damselfly - typically resting on a lily pad

Emperor Dragonfly - patrolling its patch!

 Black-tailed Skimmer

  Black-tailed Skimmer