The hunt goes on

No matter how hot it is, the dragonflies are out hunting.

I wish they would hunt in the shade more, were the mosquitos are, but you can't have everything, I suppose.

This short and stocky dragonfly I saw the other day is called a broad-bodied chaser (Libellula depressa), platbuik in Dutch, meaning "flatbelly":

^{Olympus Stylus 1s, 300mm, ISO200, f5.6, 1/320s}

Don't let its looks fool you: this is a very alert and agile hunter!

A bit later in the day, there were some black-tailed skimmers (Orthetrum cancellatum), gewone oeverlibel in Dutch, sitting around a pool on the lookout for prey:

^{Olympus Stylus 1s, 300mm, ISO200, f8, 1/250s}

To my delight, they did manage to kill some mosquitos.

Thanks for watching!