Dragonfly central

The new pond is becoming a big attraction for dragonflies. At one point there were at least five Common Darters and a Southern Hawker around it today. I had the privilege of watching a pair of Common Darters ovipositing. They were flying in tandem and she would flick her tail down every so often into the water to deposit her eggs. She seemed to favour the shallow edges of the pond and the sound of her tail hitting the pond liner was sometimes quite audible. Meanwhile one of the other males was chasing after the pair and trying to get in on the act or at least to scare off the male who was getting the action. He had no success however.