This vividly coloured insect is a common damselfly.
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Flag iris bud and flowers
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Beech nuts beginning to ripen
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Buttercups in flower
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Flag iris with a bee visiting
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Wild garlic going over
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Speedwell flowering
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Purple vetch flowering
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Reeds flowering by a canal
Male speckled wood butterflies try to control a woodland glade as territory, and fight off other males as they approach. If there are no other speckled woods around, they prefer to rest in the sun. A small garden with lots of trees and bushes makes a good substitute for a woodland glade.