This Dragonfly had just emerged from its hard casing, left behind by the larval stage, that had crawled up from the pond a few hours earlier. Its amazing that the beautiful Dragonfly, (who's wings still need to pump up and unfold and dry) fit into that ugly casing which is called an exuvia.
@pistache thank you Clare. I'm working from home at the moment and so when I need to stretch my back I take a walk down to our wildlife pond to see if there are any newts visible. Yesterday I spotted this Dragonfly who had just emerged. A few hours later I saw him take his maiden flight. Absolutely wonderful
