Posted on 24 June 20167 June 2016 by David Common blue damselfly, female, on bullrush leaf Looking semi-transparent and much less conspicuous than the male of the species, this is a female common blue damselfly, currently at rest on the leaf of one of the bullrushes in Compton Park pool. Post navigationPrevious post: Nesting herons, both birds about at onceNext post: On guard, fishing, preening, near the nest