Golden-ringed Dragonfly - East Moor

The current spell of good weather is not just good for butterflies and moths it's also ideal weather for dragonflies. I set out this morning is search of one of Derbyshire's rarest and most striking species the Golden-ringed Dragonfly. It favours fast flowing acidic moorland streams and despite its appearance is probably under recorded on some of Derbyshire's more remote moorlands.
Unfortunately it was quite cloudy until mid-morning but once the sun came out I finally found two individuals on a moorland stream. This male spent almost all the time I was there hanging off a nettle so would be very easily overlooked.

Golden-ringed Dragonfly - male