So beautiful one of my favourites ....💙💚🩵💜

[Blackbird8]

💚💙🩵💜💚

[Greenthorn]

Exceptional! Dragonfly or damselfly?

[Shirazmataz]

What a wonderful photo Blackbird8, the colours in the wings are lovely and very sharp detail 🥰

[Blackbird8 in reply to Shirazmataz]

I really like this one myself how something can be so fine and delicate... 💚

[sassy59]

Very delicate and lovely to see. Thank you ❤️🩷🩵💙💜🧡💚💛

[Blackbird8 in reply to sassy59]

It's certainly lovley to see normally see loads at this time of year but ever decreasing circles sadly 🩷🧡💛

[Jaybird19]

your photos are amazing.

didnt know dragon flies had hairy legs !

[Blackbird8 in reply to Jaybird19]

Must be a man 😂

[Issy22]

Spectacular photo Blackbird8 thank you for sharing x

[Blackbird8 in reply to Issy22]

Thanks ❤️

[rosco59]

Gosh that is a lovely photo! You’re a very talented photographer.

[Blackbird8 in reply to rosco59]

Thank-you Rosco I don't get many favourites but this one of them 😍

[Alberta56]

Sorry, it's a damselfly, official name the Beautiful Damselfly or Calopteryx Virgo to its friends. It only lives in very clean water so we don't get them in many places in East Anglia. Luckily its mate the Banded Damselfly (Calopteryx Splendens) isn't quite so fussy. They're both absolutely beautiful. I've never seen a better photo of one, even in my dragonfly books- you really are an ace photographer. Sorry to be pedantic but I went on a course about dragonflies once. xxxx

[Blackbird8 in reply to Alberta56]

Absolutely not being pedantic I love the information you have given.. I knew there was a few different ones but didn't even think of it being anything but a dragonfly ...Thankyou so very much appreciated 💜

[Alberta56 in reply to Blackbird8]

Damselflies are really small dragonflies. The calopteryxes are the biggest most robust damsels- like the dragons they are fierce hunters of smaller insects.

[Ergendl]

The pattern on those wings is superb.

[Blackbird8 in reply to Ergendl]

Isn't beautiful what the naked eye dosent see until it has a lens in front of it 😍

[Izb1]

Stunning, so beautiful you can see every detail x

[Blackbird8 in reply to Izb1]

A clean lens and a steady hand ..but inside I was shaking in case it flew away 😂😂

[Izb1 in reply to Blackbird8]

You did so well its amazing, I keep going back to it x

[Mooka]

Beautiful photo BB. You’ve captured the stunning colours so well. ❤️

[Blackbird8 in reply to Mooka]

Thanks so much my lovley enjoying the weather 😊

[Mavary]

hmmm! Not sure on that one. Do they bite or sting?xx

[Blackbird8 in reply to Mavary]

No they don't do any of that 😂

[Mavary in reply to Blackbird8]

Oh that’s ok then. Xx

[watergazer]

Gosh that’s an amazing photo bb. You have great talent x

[Blackbird8 in reply to watergazer]

Thankyou lovley I enjoyed chasing this one then it landed yayyyyy😂😂

[Nicholatracy]

amazing, such detail 🐞

[Blackbird8 in reply to Nicholatracy]

Aren't they just beautiful 😍

[dunnellon]

What an awesome photo! Dragonflies are my favorite insect and that is an award worthy photo for sure!

[Blackbird8 in reply to dunnellon]

Ahhhh thankyou D that's ever so kind of you and very appreciated 🥰

[Stratos20]

Oooooo that’s fabulous 😘

[Blackbird8 in reply to Stratos20]

Thankyou ❤️

[Patk1]

Fantastic photography Blackbird8.amazing how much detail is in such a small creature xx

[Blackbird8 in reply to Patk1]

Yes they are incredible and Alberta has posted above lots of incredible information on them 👏 go have a read 📚 😀

[winabago]

Incredible photo.

[Blackbird8 in reply to winabago]

Thankyou ❤️ ❤️

[Souielouie]

💙💚🩵💜💙

[MoosterMoo]

Wow! What a stunning photograph! 😍

[Blackbird8 in reply to MoosterMoo]

Thankyou ❤️