I usually have to go on away days to find dragonflies but occasionally, throughout the Summer, I am lucky enough to see a dragonfly on this walk. 

Dragonflies are usually much larger and stockier than damselflies and have their wings spread out when resting whereas a damselfly is mostly much smaller and usually has it's wings folded back when resting.

I love the large hawker dragonflies.  Mostly I just see them zooming past along the river or. if at a pond. flying round and round the edge.  For that reason I find it very difficult to get a photo of one.  However very occasionally I spot one sitting still. 

The smaller dragonflies can be spotted sitting still more often and so are easier to get a photo of.

I love the electric blue of the damselflies, you can get various different types on this walk including red but the blue ones are the most common to see.

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