More red sticks, in two sizes

Three more photos of the small red damselfly (Ceriagrion tenellum), koraaljuffer in Dutch, as seen in the Armenveen, a peat bog near the German border in The Netherlands.

A male:

^{Olympus Stylus 1s, 200mm, ISO200, f5.6, 1/320s}

A female, or maybe a very young male:

^{Olympus Stylus 1s, 265mm, ISO200, f5.6, 1/200s}

And another male:

^{Olympus Stylus 1s, 200mm, ISO100, f5.6, 1/800s}

Here are two photos of the large red damselfly (Pyrrhosoma nymphula), vuurjuffer in Dutch, to show the difference.

A male:

^{Olympus Stylus 1s, 300mm, ISO200, f8, 1/320s}

A female:

^{Olympus Stylus 1s, 42mm, ISO200, f8, 1/100s}

The easiest way to tell the two species apart is by looking for the broad metallic band around the end of the tail.

Thanks for watching!