It may be called large, but is actually quite small.
Look for the dark bands on the tail.
Common Darter
04 crop
Common
darter
Very similar to the Ruddy Darter. Note that the abdomen
hasn't a waist whereas in the Ruddy it has.
Hard to see here, but the legs have yellow knees, the abdomen
has small yellow bands and the spots on the wings are dark
red.
Ruddy Darter
08
Ruddy Darter
01
Ruddy
darter
Dragonfly
Emperor 01 exuvia
Dragonfly Emperor 01
Emperor
dragonfly
Southern Hawker 04 (newly
hatched)
Southern Hawker 02 crop
Southern
hawker
Very similar to the Emperor Dragonfly and Migrant Hawker,
but has chocolate brown rucksack straps on its "shoulders".
The upper photo is of a newly emerged adult drying its wings.
Damselfly Common Blue
male 01
Common
blue damselfly
As the name suggests, a very common damselfly.
Dragonfly Golden Ringed
03
Golden
ringed dragonfly
Slow trickling streams on heathland or coniferous woodland
rides is where these beautiful dragonflies can be found.
Banded Demoiselle 1 female
Banded Demoiselle 2 mmale
Banded
demoiselle
A large damselfly often found near canals and lakes.
Damselfly Emerald 14 male
Damselfly Emerald 13 female
Emerald
damselfly
A stunning damselfly. The top of its thorax is metallic
green, and along the top of the tail.
Damselfly Blue Tailed
08b
Blue
tailed damselfly
Like the Common Blue, this is a very common damselfly.
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