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Day 21 of the 2023 #dragonfly #AdventCalendar. Scarce Emerald #damselfly looks very like Common Emerald. The eyes are brighter blue and it's a bit more chunky looking. There are also some more subtle but specific & reliable differences if you know what to look for. It's confined to eastern parts of the UK - this one at #CanveyIsland in July. #Essex #DragonflyAdventCalendar #wildlife #insects #wildlifephotography #invertebrates
A small, long, thin, greenish-bronze coloured insect sits on a blade of grass. Its eyes are bright blue. There are pale blue patches on its abdomen. It holds its wings spread out, like other Emerald species, not folded along its body like most damselflies.
#WildLife #insects #wildlifephotography #Damselfly #adventcalendar #dragonfly #canveyisland #essex #dragonflyadventcalendar #invertebrates

Day 20 of the 2023 #dragonfly #AdventCalendar. Small Red-eyed #Damselfly is one of two UK species with red eyes and blue tails. Both species are often seen sitting on vegetation on the surface of a pond or ditch. It arrived here in 1999 and has spread across most of England & parts of Wales. This one at #Oxford motorway services in August. #Oxfordshire #DragonflyAdventCalendar #wildlife #insects #wildlifephotography #invertebrates
A small needle-shaped insect sits on a lily pad on the surface of a pond. It has red eyes. The top of its thorax and abdomen is black except for a blue band near the tail end. From the side, the thorax and parts of the abdomen are bright blue.
#WildLife #insects #oxfordshire #oxford #wildlifephotography #Damselfly #adventcalendar #dragonfly #dragonflyadventcalendar #invertebrates

Day 12 of the 2023 #dragonfly #AdventCalendar. Azure #damselfly is very common and lives almost everywhere in the UK. The males are one of two common species that are almost entirely bright blue. This mating pair was at my local park in #Swindon in June.
#Wiltshire #DragonflyAdventCalendar #wildlife #insects #wildlifephotography #invertebrates
Two needle-shaped insects each with its tail joined to the thorax of the other, forming a wheel. The male is blue and nearer the camera, the female green and black; she holds her abdomen upside down. They are sitting on a leaf.
#WildLife #insects #wildlifephotography #Damselfly #adventcalendar #dragonfly #dragonflyadventcalendar #invertebrates #wiltshire #swindon

Day 9 of the 2023 #dragonfly #AdventCalendar. Common Emerald #Damselfly. This is a newly-emerged male, with bright green colouring, no blue patches yet and the wing spots still very pale. Sadly these aren't as common in the UK as they once were. In the rest of Europe this would be called Common Spreadwing rather than Common Emerald. At #Wiltshire #WildlifeTrust #Ravensroost Meadows in June. #DragonflyAdventCalendar #wildlife #insects #wildlifephotography #invertebrates
A long, thin insect, bright green with an orange patch at the back of its thorax. It is sitting on a blade of grass. Its wings are held spread out, not folded along its back as most damselflies do.
#WildLife #insects #wildlifephotography #Damselfly #adventcalendar #dragonfly #WildlifeTrust #dragonflyadventcalendar #invertebrates #wiltshire #ravensroost

Day 8 of the 2023 #dragonfly #AdventCalendar. The White-legged Damselfly is a particularly beautiful #damselfly with wide white legs & intricate patterning. It avoids ponds preferring slow-flowing rivers. This one was by the #RiverThames at #Goring #Oxfordshire in June. #DragonflyAdventCalendar #wildlife #insects #wildlifephotography #invertebrates
A needle-shaped pale blue insect with intricate black markings sits on a blade of grass. The river is out of focus behind it. The hind-most of the three pairs of legs have broad white flares attached to them, making them look very broad.
#WildLife #insects #oxfordshire #wildlifephotography #Damselfly #adventcalendar #dragonfly #dragonflyadventcalendar #invertebrates #riverthames #goring

Day 4 of the 2023 #dragonfly #AdventCalendar Time for our first #damselfly and it's the Large Red, which is generally the earliest to emerge each year in April. This one was at the great #Wiltshire #WildlifeTrust reserve #Ravensroost Meadows, in early June. #DragonflyAdventCalendar #wildlife #insects #wildlifephotography #invertebrates
A small, needle-shaped insect sits on a leaf in a sunny spot. The photo is taken from directly above it. The head and thorax are black with red eyes, the long thin abdomen is mainly bright red with some black markings towards the tail end.
#WildLife #insects #wildlifephotography #Damselfly #adventcalendar #dragonfly #WildlifeTrust #dragonflyadventcalendar #invertebrates #wiltshire #ravensroost

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