Large Reds

Today's beautifully sunny morning was marred by a chill easterly breeze but it didn't prevent us from sitting for a few minutes on a bench overlooking the old skating pond and watching a duck with her two ducklings. 13C isn't the sort of temperature which is likely to tempt a dragonfly but the sunny warmth of the wood of the little jetty brought out....

....the first large red damselflies of the year to bask in the sun. Only three appeared and, as best as I could tell, all were males. They were very active, perhaps either to keep themselves warm or to establish some sort of pecking order ready for the appearance of the females.