the picture shows a pair mating, making a heart shape with their bodies. The male will then fly the female to the water to deposit the eggs in under water vegetation.. They fly between May - September in over grown gardens.
Thursday 3 June 2010
June Shropshire part 3
On a visit to a beautiful garden (with the best chicken sandwiches I've ever tasted) we sat by the large pond and took pictures of the dragonflies.
Broad - bodied chaser (libella depressa). they will take over a small pond or pool defending it fiercely, using the same perches each day.
Common Blue damsel Fly (Enallagma cyathagerm). Spends all year as a larvae before emerging as an adult.
the picture shows a pair mating, making a heart shape with their bodies. The male will then fly the female to the water to deposit the eggs in under water vegetation.. They fly between May - September in over grown gardens.
the picture shows a pair mating, making a heart shape with their bodies. The male will then fly the female to the water to deposit the eggs in under water vegetation.. They fly between May - September in over grown gardens.
