The recent much warmer weather has brought out the damselflies from my garden pond. First to appear was a Large Red damselfly, followed closely by the two Azure Blues shown above. These are both males, seemingly resting on the sage bush in complete harmony, though dragonflies and damselflies can be fiercely territorial and will try to eject intruders. The Azure Blue prefers small ponds, like garden ponds, but the very similar Common Blue prefers much larger bodies of water and is rarely seen in gardens. I am hoping that the large lake at Rew will be included in the forthcoming Open Gardens, it revealed large numbers of damselflies last time.
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