Dance master
Dance fly - Empis tessellata.
I was scanning the philadelphus aureus through my magnifier on the back of the screen hoping to find some pleasing contrast when this chap landed right where I was pointed, I quickly took a shot in case he disappeared which is just as well because he did, just there for an instant - luckily it was in decent focus and the sun at a nice angle, bright and from my right making all the pollen on him sparkle enough to give sleepless nights. Chuckle.
Unless my wife finds them for me this is the only way I ever catch flies and other insects, they are either there already on the flower when I go to it, or they land when I am in the process. Bees and buzzers are a bit different as I can sort of track them with my ears
Dance master
Dance fly - Empis tessellata.
I was scanning the philadelphus aureus through my magnifier on the back of the screen hoping to find some pleasing contrast when this chap landed right where I was pointed, I quickly took a shot in case he disappeared which is just as well because he did, just there for an instant - luckily it was in decent focus and the sun at a nice angle, bright and from my right making all the pollen on him sparkle enough to give sleepless nights. Chuckle.
Unless my wife finds them for me this is the only way I ever catch flies and other insects, they are either there already on the flower when I go to it, or they land when I am in the process. Bees and buzzers are a bit different as I can sort of track them with my ears