Dragonflies

[Tony_M]

So lockdown lead to a pond in the garden. So far, the inhabitants are a newt (can't get a decent picture for firm ID - could be common or crested), pond skaters, water boatmen and various damsel flies (blue, red). Today we had a visit from these.
This is my first attempt at photographing them - they refuse to sit still for very long.

 

[Deleted member 34016]

Looks more like a 4 spot chaser to me 4 spots on the wings - the blue one could be a Black tail Skimmer ??

Les

 

[Tony_M]

Thanks Les. Having looked at other pics, I will go with your ID

 

[RedRobin]

#1 and #3 definitely Four-spotted Chaser but #2 may be a Scarce Chaser which are similar at a distance to a Black-tailed Skimmer. The Skimmers have slimmer bodies and different coloured eyes but the shot is too distant to tell.

 

[Tony_M]

Unfortunately, that's as close as #2 got. Thanks for the id