wind tickles high green grass in summer afternoon

High in the mountains of ancient Europe in all ponds and puddles in the late spring and early summer various kinds of dragonflies in a hurry to acquire offspring.

a fast-flying long-bodied predatory insect with two pairs of large transparent wings that are spread out sideways at rest. The voracious aquatic larvae take up to five years to reach adulthood.

"A woodchat's prey is mainly insects, beetles, damsel flies, dragonflies , grasshoppers, wasps and bees."