The odonata season has kicked off for me several days earlier than in previous years with the emergence locally of the Large red damselflies (Pyrrhosoma nymphula).
The two shown here are from a total of seven of these little beauties I found in three different locations at Cosmeston Lakes Country Park on Thursday.
They really are magical! Rarely do I see them in my garden, but when they show up I feel so privileged. And they make me wish I were a real photographer.
Do you have a pond? Even a large plant pot with water, stones, a couple of small plants will attract dragonflies, as one of my local friends found last summer. 🙂
I tried to maintain a smaller version of such a thing to attract butterflies a few years ago, but found it hard to keep it watered. I didn’t know about the “little pond” idea , but it sounds more realistic in my case. Thank you!
Here’s one website with info I found – I’m sure there are many others. Good luck!
https://www.rhs.org.uk/ponds/wildlife-container-pond-steps
Thanks for sharing. 😎 cool. Growing up in Minnesota, as kids, we called them ‘dragon flies’ , they came in all different sizes and colors 🙂
We have dragonflies and damselflies. Dragons tend to be larger, more robust & two of their wings are shorter and broader than the other two.
Damsels are smaller, more delicate and all four wings are the same size.
And both dragons and damsels come in a range of colours. Magical creatures! 🙂
I liked the florescent blue ones in Minnesota