I have been looking for the Beautiful Demoiselle Damselfly around our local river in Tregeseal for two years,what used to be a common species seemed to have disappeared. Last year, the weather was so poor, with flooding scouring the river bed ,and low temperatures I had my doubts whether I would see them again locally. However yesterday I noticed a male guarding territory, so I entered the river to photograph it, a female arrived on the scene and they immediately went into their mating ritual .
Male
The mating wheel, Known as in tandem
The female egg laying (ovipositing)
Somerset’s Summer Wildlife 1st - 4th June 2026
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Somerset’s Summer Wildlife
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Our four-day Somerset wildlife tour for Naturetrek holidays in early June
proved to be a wonderful exploration of the...
3 days ago






Hi Sam.
ReplyDeleteWe noticed wet summers make a lot of difference,numbers seem to drop off.
Well impressed with your set,spot on.
John.
Nice classy shots Sam, and the previous post as well.
ReplyDeleteGreat set of photos Sam.Lovely detail.
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