Ruddy darter (Sympetrum sanguineum) [CC BY-SA 4.0]

This fiery red dragonfly goes on a break after the hunt, sitting on a wooden handrail.

I love dragonflies! Don’t quite know why I haven’t shared a dragonfly photograph earlier on this photo blog. Probably also because these beautiful little assault choppers are quite hard to catch…

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