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Panorpa sp.
flying arthropod with long mouth
poolside/ country
Nice series. I think she likes you to be hanging around until you have a few good shots.
Mecoptera, Panorpidae, Panorpa sp., I think you need a clear dorsal view to separate them, they look all very similar, only the patches on the wings are different. Definitely yours is the female.