Dragonflies at Burwash Manor near Cambridge

A visit to the scrapes at Burwash Manor last week paid dividends when I managed to get my first respectable shots of dragonflies on the wing; there were some very obliging male  Emperors (anax imperator) which were flying circuits around a couple of the scrapes, and chose to hover where two of us were standing to take pictures.  We also saw a female laying close to us and being mobbed by black tailed skimmers (Orthetrum cancellatum) and azure damsel flies which objected to her using their maternity wards.  I plan to return very soon to try faster shutter speeds in an attempt to freeze th wings.