rodman
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Dutty auld man lolThank you amgrundy, I love ****you know what I mean
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Glad it cheered you up mateDutty auld man lol
Oh do you know I have been really off form the last few days but this post raised a big wide smile
Nice picture BooJewels, and thank you for that informationThat's a great capture @rodman - I've not done that well capturing dragonflies and damselflies.
I think that gorgeous pink beastie is a dragonfly though. As I understand it, the way to separate them is that at rest, if their wings are outstretched like that they're dragonflies, as damsels generally fold them back against the body when at rest. And another test is their eyes, damsels have much smaller eyes on the side of their heads that never touch and dragonflies usually have huge eyes that pretty much cover their heads and tend to touch in the middle.
You can only usually only tell once you've got a photo as they move too fast. I've wasted a lot of time trying to get good photos and have very few to show for it. I do rather better with butterflies and my favourites are hoverflies, I just love them in my garden. And don't even get me started about how many thousands of failed bee shots I've taken.
For comparison, this is, I believe, a damselfly:
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OH how nice of you thank you felt like a change might put a pic of me on one day, its nice to see who you are talking to.Love your new avatar @amgrundy Cute and cuddly - just like you?