Blue-tailed Damselfly

Taken at the RSPB's The Lodge nature reserve near Sandy, Bedfordshire. The ponds and pools are really good places to see damselflies and dragonflies. I love their colours and when it's hot, it's a challenge to photograph them - they become much more active.

This Blue-tailed Damselfly paused for a rest on a reed. I used manual focus to frame it so that some leaves in front were blurred and created a nice 'feel' to the picture.

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