The weather was unpromising, but we had a few patches here and there of watery sunshine. There were far fewer Damselflies about than on our previous visit, but this may have been due to the blustery conditions.
We recalled seeing a Beautiful Demoiselle on the nettles a year ago, and wondered whether one might appear. We did not have to wait long before a male caught our eye, with his iridescent wings ...
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| I failed to catch a photo with the wings outstretched ... |
Just as we were preparing to head back to the car, our eyes alighted on this magnificent, shiny creature ... a female Beautiful Demoiselle. She flitted between the Rhododendron and the fronds of bracken.
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| This male Blue-tailed Damselfly perched on some new woodwork. |
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| The Stinging Nettles were alive with Green Nettle Weevils (Phyllobius viridiaeris). |
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| The Cardinal Beetle preferred the Hawthorn. |
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I found an interesting post about the Cardinal Beetle
here; and although this one was seen in Wales, it is of the red-headed variety.
- Previous Beautiful Demoiselle post (and bit on iridescence), showing that I saw my first one last year on 12 June 2010.
- You can see David's Demoiselle photos (May 2011) here (male, wings outstretched) and here (female), at his Swansea Bay View blog.
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