It is dragonfly and damselfly season! Several varieties, quite numerous. They investigate the boat, sometimes briefly touch down before heading off again. They are clearly disinterested in humans—unlike the occasional horsefy that wants a taste of flesh.
Taking photos of a dragonfly is difficult because they move erratically and fast.
Despite my best efforts apparently the #horseflies got me again yesterday - twice! 
I hate #summer… 
My nemesis, the female #horsefly.
The weather has finally turned and is now cooler, cloudy and damp so these guys are slightly less annoying.
A Giant Dark Horsefly - Tabanus sudeticus, the largest fly in Europe
This was sat on a car in the rain, fortunately this one is a male, only the females bite and only when they need the extra protein to create eggs, the rest of the year like the male pictured the female feeds mainly on nectar.
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