My second species of Odonata to emerge in the garden, a teneral male Broad-bodied Chaser which was spooked as I was doing a spot of weeding!
Sadly, I'd missed the emergence in the pond and its probable maiden flight then ended up on the garage wall! The images are in chronological order over an hour...
The wings harden and colours deepen although its quite subtle!
Both sexes have a similar appearance at this stage but the relatively narrow body and appendages point to a male
There's a few more species to come!