Two more damsels for ID

[pxl8]

Must be birthing day in my pond, I found these two lined up ready for life above the water.

First a nymph waiting to emerge:


This one obviously got there first:

[matt_xyz]

Hi pxl8, I think the second one is a female blue-tailed. I uploaded a very similar looking damselfly into the Gallery yesterday;

http://www.wildaboutbritain.co.uk/ga...age-10788.html

nice shots by the way.

Matt

[glsammy]

Originally Posted by matt_xyz

Hi pxl8, I think the second one is a female blue-tailed. I uploaded a very similar looking damselfly into the Gallery yesterday;

http://www.wildaboutbritain.co.uk/ga...age-10788.html

nice shots by the way.

Matt

I'm not so sure Matt. Yours looked more like a maturing female; this could turn out to be anything, maybe a rufescenes which in the end will be just like yours!.

[pxl8]

I've been keeping an eye on these two all afternoon hoping to get some shots of the 2nd emerging but in the space of 15mins it left the water, hatched and disappeared. Something tells me it met an untimely end as I didn't think they could be ready to fly that quick?

[glsammy]

Originally Posted by pxl8

I've been keeping an eye on these two all afternoon hoping to get some shots of the 2nd emerging but in the space of 15mins it left the water, hatched and disappeared. Something tells me it met an untimely end as I didn't think they could be ready to fly that quick?

They can fly pretty quick, but 15 minutes sounds a bit fast! No doubt a passing dragonfly had a good lunch..

[matt_xyz]

Originally Posted by glsammy

I'm not so sure Matt. Yours looked more like a maturing female; this could turn out to be anything, maybe a rufescenes which in the end will be just like yours!.

ah, you could be right Graham I'm never quite sure about telling the tenerals from the mature females...

Matt

[ollyk]

Anyone know if it is possible to get a nymph recognition chart for Odanata?
Nice piccies BTW!

[glsammy]

Originally Posted by matt_xyz

ah, you could be right Graham I'm never quite sure about telling the tenerals from the mature females...

Matt

I'm not surprised Matt. I've got the best book around, and it's still not easy, especially when newly hatched..Fourwings can id just about anything, I'm way behind him!

[matt_xyz]

Originally Posted by glsammy

I'm not surprised Matt. I've got the best book around, and it's still not easy, especially when newely hatched..Fourwings can id just about anything, I'm way behind him!

which book do you have Graham? I'm always looking to increase my small stock of wildlife ID books!

Matt

[glsammy]

Originally Posted by matt_xyz

which book do you have Graham? I'm always looking to increase my small stock of wildlife ID books!

Matt

Britain's Dragonflies. A wildguide by Dave Smallshire and Andy Swash. Steve (Fourwings) recommended it to me. It's very thorough and interesting. I got it from Amazon. (£9.99)