A walk round the pond - Week 20

This was not a bad start to my dragonfly year.  There was only one flying but it was a beautiful female broad-bodied chaser (Libellula depressa).  Several times she paused for a photo.

This week there were lots of large red damselflies, mainly mature males

and I saw one mating pair.

Others have begun to emerge.  This is an immature male azure damselfly.

And a teneral common blue,

an immature female common blue,

and one mature male.

Butterflies included several male walls

and a dingy skipper, only the second time I have seen one here.

Next week I hope to see a male broad-bodied chaser and four-spotted chasers.