Monday 2 July 2018

Small Red-eyes

Our Small Red-eyed Damselflies are doing well so far, with colonies cropping at at new sites. The Weldon colony is growing, although thanks to the exploits of a family of House Sparrows, not quite as fast as expected. I sat watching engrossed as the Sparrows picked off the emergent Damselflies from the water's surface. Luckily I watched many take their maiden flights straight into the trees around the pond, and there were many adults at territory on the water, including an ovipositing pair.

House Sparrow with a beak full of Small Red-eyes

House Sparrow with a beak full of Small Red-eyes

Ovipositing pair of Small Red-eyes

Territorial male Small Red-eyed Damselfly