Damselflies have flitted in to these pages three times this year: a Large red damselfly appeared as if by magic in A damsel dropped in on 2 May and a pair of the jewel-like Beautiful demoiselles featured in The beautiful couple on 7 June. The damselfly highlight, though, didn’t appear until late June, when I saw Small red-eyed damselflies for the very first time (Lifer: Small red-eyed damselfly, 29 June), and what gorgeous little creatures they are. My photographs do not do them justice, so I’m very much looking forward to seeking them out and photographing them again in the new year.