…when I spotted this tiny beauty yesterday afternoon!
You may not be able to tell from that shot quite how small this little damsel was, but luckily it decided my finger was a nice spot and you can get a sense of scale.
I could hardly believe my luck as I felt it was too soon and too cold for any Damselflies or Dragonflies to be emerging yet. But there it was fluttering by in that distinctive way and I was delighted to manage to get some photos to prove I’d seen it 🙂
For your information this is a Large Red Damselfly, though I dispute the use of the word ‘large’!
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Do you think your damselfly was a bit groggy? I photographed a beautiful orange tip who just didn’t move yesterday. Think he had just emerged. I enjoyed his grogginess 😀
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Yes I think he was groggy – not at all phased by me getting close. Seemed kind of translucent in person too so I was thinking freshly emerged too.
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Ps! Beautiful photos 😀
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Yes, I can imagine your delight !
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Tiny .. I bet you were thrilled to get the picture
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