A Blue One

Well, some of it is blue. This one is called blue hawker (Aeshna cyanea), even though most of it isn't blue, and the females don't have any blue at all. Its Dutch name is blauwe glazenmaker.

They are quite common here, but always impressive because of their size of up to 75mm (3"):

^{Olympus Stylus 1s, 300mm, ISO200, f5.6, 1/500s}

^{Olympus XZ-1, 112mm, ISO100, f4, 1/125s, flash}

^{Olympus Stylus 1s, 300mm, ISO200, f5.6, 1/125s}

You usually find them patrolling an area, and they are curious enough to check you out, but they rarely land, so they can be a bit of a problem to photograph.

Thanks for watching!