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Old Monday 29th August 2011, 20:58   #1
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Damselfly ID help (UK)

These photos were all taken in late May at Otmoor RSPB, near Oxford. I think what I've got here is a couple of blue-tailed and a couple of um-er-female-something-or-others. All are of different individuals.

I also took photos of 4 other individuals, which were easy to identify as 2 male common blue and 2 male azure damsels.

I need to get myself a proper dragonfly book...


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Old Tuesday 30th August 2011, 05:48   #2
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All are female Blue-tailed Damselflies, apart from the third one (with the tail end hidden) which looks like an immature male Blue-tailed.
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