Love By The Lake Common Blue Damselfly (Enallagma cyathigerum), July 2018 Derwentwater, Cumbria, England. © Pete Hillman. Share this:TwitterFacebookLike this:Like Loading... Related 08/18 by Peter Hillman Categories: Animals, Animals (Invertebrates), Derwentwater, Dragonflies, Insects, Keswick, Nature Photography, Photography, Places, Wildlife PhotographyTags: Common Blue Damselfly, Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum, Damselflies, Dragonflies, Insects, Nature, Nature Photography, Odonata, Photography, Wildlife, Wildlife Photography 22 Comments
Lovely shot Pete! We have the same species here. We saw many more in June, I guess their season is coming to an end. LikeLiked by 1 person Reply
Thank you, Belinda 🙂 With all the hot weather it looks like a good year for the insects. LikeLiked by 1 person Reply
Ah, yes, they are mating in my neck of the woods too – I couldn’t remember their name, thanks Pete for jogging my memory! 😃 LikeLiked by 1 person Reply
It appears the hot weather agrees with them and it seems to be a good year for them. LikeLiked by 1 person Reply
Thank you, Brian 🙂 They were a tricky pair to begin with for they kept flying off as a pair. LikeLiked by 1 person Reply
Amazing that you can get all the details of such a small creature! I love the blue color LikeLiked by 1 person Reply
Great shot, Pete. I’ve seen dozens of pairs of dragonflies, but never 2 damselflies together. Damselflies are not easy to photograph as they have such slim bodies. LikeLiked by 1 person Reply
Thank you, Vicki 🙂 I have seen a few mating pairs this summer and they can be a challenge to photo as they do move as a pair. LikeLiked by 1 person Reply
A beautiful image.
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Thank you, Anne 🙂
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Lovely shot Pete! We have the same species here. We saw many more in June, I guess their season is coming to an end.
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Thank you, Belinda 🙂 With all the hot weather it looks like a good year for the insects.
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Ah, yes, they are mating in my neck of the woods too – I couldn’t remember their name, thanks Pete for jogging my memory! 😃
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It appears the hot weather agrees with them and it seems to be a good year for them.
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Wonderful picture.
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Thank you, Susanne 🙂
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Lovely
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Thank you 🙂
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Lovely capture Pete, I like the lighting.
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Thank you, Brian 🙂 They were a tricky pair to begin with for they kept flying off as a pair.
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Been reading the Kama Sutra by the looks of it!
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Lol!:)
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Gives one a new appreciation for flexibility.
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It sure does, Marilyn!
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Lovely colours and bokeh!
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Thank you, Indira 🙂
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Amazing that you can get all the details of such a small creature! I love the blue color
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Thank you very much 🙂
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Great shot, Pete.
I’ve seen dozens of pairs of dragonflies, but never 2 damselflies together. Damselflies are not easy to photograph as they have such slim bodies.
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Thank you, Vicki 🙂 I have seen a few mating pairs this summer and they can be a challenge to photo as they do move as a pair.
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