With a few dragonflies and damselflies being seen around the country now, I thought I would have a look over the weekend at Westbere Lakes. I arrived on Saturday around 11am in sunny and quite warm conditions. As ever, having not photographed these mini insects for a few months, it seems to take a while to get back into the habit. This is also the case when identifying Variable and Azure Damselflies which always tests me during the early season. I spent a few hours walking around the area where I was pleased to see c30 Variable Damselfly, 17 Blue tailed Damselfly, 3 Large Red Damselfly and a newly emerged male Hairy Dragonfly. With a bit of patience, I was able to grab a few pleasing images and enjoy getting acquainted again with the id features of each species. I was surprised however not to find any Azure Damselflies. Hopefully they will erupt in the next week or so. Hopefully, I can get back out at the weekend weather permitting to see what else has emerged as the season will soon move on and before you know it, there will be many species on the wing.
Excellent photos of the dragonflies and very sharp. Have a nice day !
ReplyDeleteMany thanks Caroline for your visit and comment. Much appreciated. Take care.
DeleteI find them fascinating and your photos are absolutely stunning! Thank you so much for sharing and warm greetings from Montreal, Canada.
ReplyDeleteMany thanks Linda for your kind words. Much appreciated. Take care.
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