21st May..... Emerging Damselfly.

Friday the 8th I noticed empty nymph cases from damselfly on the miniature bulrush that's growing in my small pond. Knowing that they emerge early morning had a look before breakfast on Saturday and one had crawled out of the water and was emerging. Amazing metamorphosis. I watched from around eight till ten as it finished emerging from it's case and started expanding  by pumping it's body and wings. Also noticed it's body colour change and a Large Red Damselfly appeared.

Meanwhile the starlings are busy feeding their young and bringing in larger beakfuls as the young grow. Stewart.

Images Copyright : Stewart Dennis.