With the visit of two female Broad-bodied Chasers to my garden pond a couple of days ago,it is not surprising that today a first male Chaser spent some time at the pond. Although perhaps not fully mature this male is no doubt on the lookout for females.
We are currently enjoying a period of warm,sunny weather and the dragonflies are responding with plenty of activity at my garden pond. Apart from the Large Red Damselflies there were at least two Broad-bodied Chasers seen today in the garden. Both were female and they spent some time in sunny spots and at the pond.
Following a cloudy start to the day the sun appeared around noon and I enjoyed a pleasant walk along the wooded banks of Shalfleet Stream. At a favoured spot there were at least six immature Beautiful Demoiselles to be seen.The first of the year and in all close to twelve individuals were recorded in this short stretch stream today.
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| Immature male |
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| Immature female |
