Banded demoiselle

[nanila]

Banded demoiselle perched on the roof of the woodshed. The toddler was delighted.

We get these damselflies as well as dragonflies flitting through our canal-side garden every year, but they don’t often stop and say hello.

Comments

[shirebound]

What a stunning shot, and stunning insect.

[nanila]

Thank you, and yes, it is!

[shapinglight]

Absolutely stunning. We don't get them much in my part of the world, but the only place I've seen them is also by a canal.

[nanila]

They're lovely to watch. Whereas dragonflies bomb around purposefully, damselflies look like they're dancing.

[iddewes]

Such a pretty colour!

[nanila]

It's such a rich jewel tone. :)

[turlough]

What a fabulous photo! I sometimes see damselflies down by the brook but they're always in flight.

[nanila]

Thank you! Yes, they don't often settle, and when they do, it's not usually someplace you can easily take a photo.

[manuleanders]

Great colour!

[nanila]

It's kind of like nature went, "Teal? I'll show you teal. THIS is teal. HA!"

[alatefeline]

Thank you. I needed this lovely creature today.

[nanila]

You're welcome. I'm so glad it helped.

[pensnest]

What a gloriously coloured little creature!

[nanila]

Yes! Here's hoping he finds a mate to impress with his regalia.

[sylvaine]

What a beauty!

[nanila]

Yes, it was nice to have the opportunity to admire him close up!

[veritas_poet]

What a beautiful photo!

[nanila]

Thank you!

[st_aurafina]

Amazing colours, wow! Google tells me we have damselflies in Australia but I've only seen ever seen dragonflies.

[nanila]

I think they might be a bit harder to spot than dragonflies. They tend to be smaller and a bit more erratic in flight.

[lark_ascends]

They tend to be confused easily. They'll tend to sit with their wings closed, like nanila's photo. Blue and black ones are the most common, but they are generally very tiny and skinny.

[paw_prints]

Stunning creature. I really love the colour.

[nanila]

They're flying jewels, aren't they? :)

[lark_ascends]

Prettehhhh.

[nanila]

Yes! It's been rather soggy here for the past few days so we've not seen them much.