With the warm weather, more dragonflies have started to emerge down at Felbrigg, and below is a sequence of shots of one of the Four-spotted Chasers there emerging which was excellent to watch.
With the larva having climbed up out of the lake onto a reed stem, the emerging dragon broke out through its back in an initial crumpled up state, before it outstretched its wings and plumped out its abdomen, and then with the benefit of the warmth it slowly gained its colour and the wings hardened enough to fully open them out and was then eventually able to take its maiden flight.
