Damsel Fly?

[Arthur Loosley]

Well it's beautiful, whatever else it is. Nicely done.

[Diane]

What a wonderful capture!

[elkehochban]

Lovely shot! It's hard to tell from this angle, but it might be a Dragonfly - they have two sets of wings, attached in pairs. Damsels have all four wings attached in a single spot.

[Denise fuller]

Superb macro

[Margaret Brown]

Beautiful macro, it could be damsel as they carry their wings down their back and the dragonfly carry theirs opened.

[Jane Armstrong]

@wordpixman @timandelke @dianeburns @timandelke @denisefuller @craftymeg Thank you. I took so many shots .....

[Phil Hendry]

It is a male Large Red Damselfly (Pyrrhosoma Nymphula).

[Jane Armstrong]

@philhendry Thank you. I have both the blue and the red flitting about but the blue seem harder to capture. Yours is a lovely shot!

[Phil Hendry]

The blue ones are really 'flighty' - out of about a hundred attempts, I got roughly six useable shots!

[Phil Hendry]

On identification, if it folds its wings back when resting, it's a damselfly; whilst if it holds them out at rest, it's a dragonfly.