I managed to track down 40+
White-legged Damselflies on the River Ise near Finedon the other day and at last found a few
Scarce Chasers at Wadenhoe, just before they dispersed during their maturation period. At Wadenhoe, there also were hundreds of
Banded Demoiselles, a female
Hairy Dragonfly and an emerging male Hairy too. I am always amazed that Hairys breed in this river. After capturing a few shots of an immature Chaser, I concentrated on the territorial behaviour of the Demoiselles and managed some decent shots of males fighting over the best territories.
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| Close-up of the legs of a teneral White-legged Damselfly |
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| Male White-legged Damselfly |
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| Immature Scarce Chaser |
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| Battling Banded Demoiselles 1 |
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Battling male Banded Demoiselles 2
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