#damselfies

No, that's not a square-dancing instruction, but damselfly foreplay. These are small red damselflies (Ceriagrion tenellum), koraaljuffers in Dutch, about to mate. The male has grabbed the female by the

With the big bullies gone and no longer a threat, it was time for these little ones, the azure damselflies (Coenagrion puella), to make some offspring: Olympus Stylus 1s, 300mm, ISO125, f5.6, 1/500s Various

I went on a walk to see what species of damselflies are out at the moment. I didn't see many, may be because of the weather, just these two: A large red damselfly (Pyrrhosoma nymphula): Olympus Stylus

Well, damselflies, to be precise. This one I saw yesterday is a white-legged damselfly aka blue featherleg (Platycnemis pennipes), blauwe breedscheenjuffer in Dutch. "Breedscheen" translates

The damselflies in the photos are called banded demoiselles (Calopteryx splendens), weidebeekjuffers in Dutch. I saw a few for the first time this year near the river Dinkel in The Netherlands two days