Damselfly ID Help Please.

[Stevie-B]

Hello all this is my first post apart from saying Hello, anyway I have just come back from a morning walk along one of my favourite rivers and come across a huge group of damsel flys going about their bussines, now normally I would have a quick look and move on but this morning I spent ages watching them flit from plant to plant...and it was a truly wonderfull sight..

What I need to know is can anyone give me the name of the damselfly, I have looked on several sights but wasn't sure which one was which..I didn't know there were so many different types..I think I will go back with the macro lens next time..

Thanks for looking, Steve.

[wint]

Hi Steve

You have a male Banded Demoiselle there.

[Steve-B]

Thanks very much for the ID Paul, they are very nice to watch I might spend a bit more time doing so in the future.

Steve.

[wint]

Demoiselles are good value because they are a decent size and fly relatively slowly. Particularly good to watch when the males are putting on their (slow) display flight over water.

[Dillybythesea]

You're going to go back with a macro lens?! I'm wondering what on earth you used for these shots! Great pics anyway!