Beautiful Demoiselle - Calopteryx virgo
I went on a lovely bike ride down and around Forest Farm and the old Glamorgan Canal.......a really lovely day for a bike ride.
Along the old canal were lots and lots of these gorgeous Beautiful Demoiselles (these are two males), I can see where they got their name from, they really were beautiful. There was a gentleman watching them too, we were both amazed at the beautiful acrobatics that they were performing, they were flitting around like butterflies.
Here is a little about them.
My photo isn't that good as I had to crop a lot and lighten, but I loved the colour of them.....View On Black is probably better.
Below is a close up, though again not that sharp, they really were quick.
Beautiful Demoiselle - Calopteryx virgo
I went on a lovely bike ride down and around Forest Farm and the old Glamorgan Canal.......a really lovely day for a bike ride.
Along the old canal were lots and lots of these gorgeous Beautiful Demoiselles (these are two males), I can see where they got their name from, they really were beautiful. There was a gentleman watching them too, we were both amazed at the beautiful acrobatics that they were performing, they were flitting around like butterflies.
Here is a little about them.
My photo isn't that good as I had to crop a lot and lighten, but I loved the colour of them.....View On Black is probably better.
Below is a close up, though again not that sharp, they really were quick.