Golden-ringed dragonfly (Cordulegaster boltonii)

Firstly I want to say a huge thank you to everyone for the lovely comments and stars following yesterday's 100th Blip...it really warmed my heart.
Stsrting as I mean to go on (well for the summer anyway) today's blip is something really special!
My Son in law and I went to Iping common to see if we could find any silver studded blues about (there were, but that's another story). The weather was a bit mixed, and it turned quite showery so we decided to walk back to the car and go home. On the way back we were going down a path with large gorse bushes growing on one side and I was just saying gorse is good, as dragonflies sit on it, looked up and there was this beauty!!!
Golden-ringed dragonflies are the largest UK dragons with an abdominal length of 54 - 64mm. The female (and this is a female) has a long pointed ovipositor which people used to think was a giant sting gaining them the nickname 'Horse stinger'. They are of course harmless as are all dragonflies, although I have heard of people being 'nipped'.
They live on heaths and moorland across southern, western and northern England, where they like to 'Hawk' along moorland rides. I have heard they are fairly docile, and easy to photograph which certainly seemed the case.
I love photographing dragonflies, there is something really prehistoric about them, and it is so nice to find one that is a bit chilly, and willing to sit on your finger to warm up, especially if it's a species I have never seen before!