My Garden Pond - Large Red Damselfly

What a start! After absolutely no Damselflies at all during the past month, a pair of Azure Damsels yesterday and now a pair of Large Red Damselfly show up! These are always the first Damsel species to emerge but they have taken their time to get to me!

These are easy to identify in Shropshire. They are the only 'likely' red coloured damsel in the county but watch this space, one day there may be small reds?

Coupling in the 'tandem' position they were flitting from flower to various leafy perches...

Before egg laying commenced!

Hmm, that's not a good idea - the eggs may perish in the heat of the sun!

But yes, success here - underneath the lily pads will do nicely! Here's hoping for a 'hatch' of my own in 2021?

 

As if to say "Do you mind"!

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